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congregate
English
Etymology
From Latin congregatus, past participle of congregare (“to congregate”), from con- (“with, together”) + gregare (“to collect into a flock”), from grex (“flock, herd”). See gregarious.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k??.???.?e?t/
Adjective
congregate (comparative more congregate, superlative most congregate)
- (rare) Collective; assembled; compact.
- 1605, Francis Bacon, The Advancement of Learning, Book II, Chapter IX:
- With this reservation, therefore, we proceed to human philosophy or humanity, which hath two parts: the one considereth man segregate or distributively, the other congregate or in society; so as human philosophy is either simple and particular, or conjugate and civil.
- 1605, Francis Bacon, The Advancement of Learning, Book II, Chapter IX:
Verb
congregate (third-person singular simple present congregates, present participle congregating, simple past and past participle congregated)
- (transitive) To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to bring into one place, or into a united body
- Synonyms: amass, assemble, compact, bring together, gather, mass; see also Thesaurus:round up
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- Any multitude of Christian men congregated may be termed by the name of a church.
- 1825, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Aids to Reflection
- Cold congregates all bodies.
- (intransitive) To come together; to assemble; to meet.
- Synonyms: assemble, begather, forgather; see also Thesaurus:assemble
Related terms
- congregation
Translations
Italian
Verb
congregate
- second-person plural present indicative of congregare
- second-person plural imperative of congregare
- feminine plural of congregato
Anagrams
- conteggerà
Latin
Verb
congreg?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of congreg?
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congregation
English
Etymology
From Old French congregacion, from Latin congreg?ti?, itself from congreg? (“to herd into a flock”). Adopted c. 1340, by the English Bible translator William Tyndale, to render the Ancient Greek ???????? (ekkl?sía, “those called together, (popular) meeting”) (hence Latin eccl?sia) in his New Testament, and preferred by 16th century Reformers instead of church.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k???????e???n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k???????e???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
- Hyphenation: con?gre?ga?tion
Noun
congregation (countable and uncountable, plural congregations)
- 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.
- A corporate body whose members gather for worship, or the members of such a body.
- Any large gathering of people.
- A group of eagles.
- (Britain, Oxford University) The main body of university staff, comprising academics, administrative staff, heads of colleges, etc.
Derived terms
- congregational
- congregationalism
Related terms
- congregant
- congregate
- congregator
- gregarious
Translations
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