How do you use Congregation in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like assemblage or assembly, plus the exact meaning.
Congregation in a sentence
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Congregation meaning
- The act of congregating or collecting together.
- A gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsory form).
- A Roman Congregation, a main department of the Vatican administration of the Catholic Church.
Synonyms of Congregation
Using Congregation
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of congregating or collecting together. | A gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsory form). | A Roman Congregation, a main department of the Vatican administration of the Catholic Church.
- Useful related words include: assemblage, assembly, congregating, accumulation.
- In the example corpus, congregation often appears in combinations such as: the congregation, congregation of, congregation in.
Context around Congregation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 13 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Congregation
- In this selection, "congregation" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, english, cassinese, 1992, federation, etc and ahavath stand out and add context to how "congregation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after the congregation s elders and american cassinese congregation etc or. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "congregation" sits close to words such as develops, gps and quinn, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with congregation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In 1992, Congregation Beit Yaakov was founded as Baltimore’s first inclusive Sephardic congregation. (14 words)
Congregation Vice President Judith Stotland said the commemoration of Lieberman’s life will likely be a website set up by the congregation. (22 words)
The charred ruins were released to the congregation on Thursday, and the congregation is exploring how to remove the building, he said. (22 words)
Rabbi Morris-Dahary said Salky’s menorot are especially beloved by the congregation because of their part in the story of Har Mishpacha’s evolution from a small, scrappy congregation that lacked a physical home, into the thriving community it is today. (42 words)
The abuse continued in the mid-2000s with the second woman, the first woman’s niece, after the congregation’s elders expelled the abuser from the congregation in 2004 and reinstated him the next year, according to the lawsuit. (39 words)
Jews have been present in what is now Alabama since 1763, during the colonial era of Mobile, when Sephardic Jews immigrated from London. citation The oldest Jewish congregation in the state is Congregation Sha'arai Shomayim in Mobile. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
S.B.) * An abbot president is the head of a congregation (federation) of abbeys within the Order of St. Benedict (for instance, the English Congregation, The American Cassinese Congregation, etc.), or of the Cistercians (O.
Eli was responsible for bringing the Jewish soldiers to Congregation Ahavath Sholom and Beth-El Congregation in Fort Worth for Shabbat and holiday services.
In 1992, Congregation Beit Yaakov was founded as Baltimore’s first inclusive Sephardic congregation.
Rabbi Morris-Dahary said Salky’s menorot are especially beloved by the congregation because of their part in the story of Har Mishpacha’s evolution from a small, scrappy congregation that lacked a physical home, into the thriving community it is today.
Congregation Vice President Judith Stotland said the commemoration of Lieberman’s life will likely be a website set up by the congregation.
The forced separation of congregation and church building is a chance to show that the church itself is not a building, but the people who make up that congregation, she said.
As prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger tried to investigate a congregation where women were allegedly being abused, he said, but the investigation was blocked.
Current U.S. members of the Congregation are Cardinal William J. Levada, Prefect Emeritus of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington.
He added that the investigation could be seen by the Congregation of Bishops or the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith before a final decision from Pope Francis.
Join Congregation Beth Sholom for a very special Shavuot Shabbat Service, led by Rabbi Karen Allen, on June 14, at 7 p.m. The congregation’s beautiful new Ark will be officially dedicated during the service.
The 65-year-old Conservative congregation in the Town of Mount Royal (TMR), Que., is entering into a two-year trial “association” with Shaare Zion Congregation.
The charred ruins were released to the congregation on Thursday, and the congregation is exploring how to remove the building, he said.
The abuse continued in the mid-2000s with the second woman, the first woman’s niece, after the congregation’s elders expelled the abuser from the congregation in 2004 and reinstated him the next year, according to the lawsuit.
In 1805 he composed and printed Psalms from the New Version for the use of the Congregation of St. Mary's, and in 1812 Sacred Melodies for the same congregation.
In some cases deacons administer the welfare matters of the congregation, while a separate board of management or trustees administers the other material business of the congregation, such as its endowments, salaries and buildings.
Jews have been present in what is now Alabama since 1763, during the colonial era of Mobile, when Sephardic Jews immigrated from London. citation The oldest Jewish congregation in the state is Congregation Sha'arai Shomayim in Mobile.
Many members of his family had joined its congregation but Astor remained a member of the local German Reformed congregation to his death.
Married persons who are known to commit such acts may in fact lose privileges in the congregation as they are supposed to be setting a good example to the congregation.
Not only does the minister serve by the approval of the congregation, but committees further constrain the pastor from exercising power without consent by either the particular committee, or the entire congregation.
Ruling elders are usually laymen (and laywomen in some denominations) who are elected by the congregation and ordained to serve with the teaching elders, assuming responsibility for nurture and leadership of the congregation.
Common combinations with congregation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the congregation 100×
- congregation of 18×
- congregation in 14×
- congregation for 13×
- congregation and 11×
- congregation to 10×
- of congregation 6×
- congregation is 5×
- its congregation 5×
- at congregation 5×