"congregation" in the noun sense
1. congregation, fold, faithful
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
2. congregation
an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together
"a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph"
"a great congregation of birds flew over"
3. congregation, congregating
the act of congregating
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