Synonyms for congregation
Definitions
- n. 1
A gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship, especially those present at a devotional service or who regularly attend such services, particularly in contrast to the leadership, choir or others.
Related words
- Word family
- congregational congregate
Forms
- Plural
- congregations → flocks, gatherings, laities, peoples…
Choose the right word
Congregation is now almost exclusively religious; meeting is often so used, but is less restricted, as we may speak of a meeting of armed men.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- crowd The crowd protested against racial discrimination.
- gathering The top execs are gathering for a power breakfast.
- flock The hunter aimed a shotgun at the flock of birds.
- church The wedding will be held in a 17th century church.
- audience When the bell rang, the audience took their seats.
By length
- 4 letters
- fold1, raft1
- 5 letters
- crowd1, flock1, laity3
- 6 letters
- people2, church1, throng1
- 7 letters
- company3, meeting2, cluster2
- 8 letters
- audience3, assembly3, faithful2
- 9 letters
- gathering3, concourse2
- 10 letters
- collection3, conference3, assemblage3
- 11 letters
- convocation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (laity3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- congrégation
- Italiano
- congregazione