congregation

英 [ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn]

美 [ˌkɑːŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn]

n. (教堂的)会众; (从属某教堂并定期做礼拜的)教堂会众

Collins.1 / BNC.5091 / COCA.4989

牛津词典

noun

（教堂的）会众
a group of people who are gathered together in a church to worship God, not including the priest and choir
1. The congregation stood to sing the hymn.
  会众站起来唱圣歌。
（从属某教堂并定期做礼拜的）教堂会众
the group of people who belong to a particular church and go there regularly to worship

N-COUNT-COLL 教堂会众
The people who are attending a church service or who regularly attend a church service are referred to as thecongregation.
1. Most members of the congregation begin arriving a few minutes before services.
  礼拜仪式开始前几分钟，大部分教堂会众陆续到来。

noun

the act of congregating
Synonym:congregating
an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together
1. a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph
2. a great congregation of birds flew over
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
Synonym:foldfaithful

The vicar preach to the congregation for half an hour.
那位教区牧师向会众讲道半个小时。
The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation.
这个教堂又吸收了一些有相同背景的人来补充圣会。
And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
摩西，亚伦就来到会幕前。
I was attending a meeting, and a large congregation were present.
我赴一个聚会，出席的会众很多。
The priest asked the members of his congregation to pray for the souls of people in purgatory.
神父叫他教区的信徒为炼狱中的人们的灵魂祈祷。
And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.
于是摩西和约书亚去站在会幕里。
A Christian minister or priest having spiritual charge over a congregation or other group.
本堂牧师对圣会或其它群体进行精神引导的基督教主持人或牧师。
We don't need a new reIigious congregation.
我们不需要一个新的信仰圣会。
My congregation needs spiritual leadership.
我的教友需要的是一个精神领袖。
The ceremony of sprinkling the altar, clergy, and congregation with holy water.
洒圣水礼用圣水泼洒圣坛、教士及教众的仪式。