Dictionary & Thesaurus

congregation

1.	(noun) the act of congregating
	Synonyms: congregating
	Related Words: assemblage, assembly, gathering

2.	(noun) 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"
	Related Words: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection

3.	(noun) a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
	Synonyms: faithful, fold
	Related Words: flock, social group