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congregation
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- When he passed the Methodist church, he heard the congregation singing a joyful hymn.†
p. 47.8congregation = people who worship together in the same building
- One witness reported seeing a group of well-dressed people from a German saloon singing one tune after another while, a few tombstones away, a small congregation of Methodists held a prayer meeting.†
p. 95.7 *
Definitions:
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(congregation as in: the congregation voted) people who worship together in the same building
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, congregation can reference any group of people, animals, or things collected together.