Noun
- 1. congregation, fold, faithful, social group
- usage: a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
- 2. congregation, collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
- usage: 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, assembly, assemblage, gathering
- usage: the act of congregating
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