All 7 Uses
congregation
in
Severance
(Edited)
- Following the congregation's lead, they opened the hymnals and stood up and mouthed the lyrics.
p. 178.3congregation = group of people who worship together in the same building
- He looked around at the congregation.
p. 179.2
- Now we are all, in this congregation, first—and second-generation immigrants.
p. 179.2 *
- The congregation stood up and applauded.
p. 179.5
- Following the service, Zhigang and Ruifang followed the other congregation members downstairs to the musty, wood-paneled basement, where lunch was served.
p. 179.5
- The congregation of CCCC consisted mostly of immigrants from southern China.
p. 179.7
Uses with a meaning too rare to warrant foucs:
- The rain scattered the tourists as I ducked and weaved through their dense sidewalk congregations down Broadway, accidentally banging my knees into their Sephora and Disney Store bags.
p. 17.3 *congregations = groups of people gathered closely together
Definitions:
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(1)
(congregation as in: the congregation voted) people who worship together in the same building
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, congregation can reference any group of people, animals, or things collected together.