Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for congregation. Search instead for jugendkongregation.
Definitions

congregation

[kong-gri-gay-shuhn] / ˌkɒŋ grɪˈgeɪ ʃən /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

She eventually rises from the dead and dances her way through the congregation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

One morning, I joined a small congregation of commuters attempting to convince the turnstiles that our phones were, in fact, perfectly legitimate fare payment.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Modern life turns out to be, among other things, a vast congregation of machines taking one another’s word for what time it is.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

For the Heaton Park congregation, Rabbi Walker said a "year of difficulty and of grief and of pain" had been made even harder by the attacks elsewhere.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Throughout the entire service, Reb Saunders stood with his back to the congregation, sometimes raising his head toward the ceiling, or raising his hands to cover his eyes.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

The food bank was a success and still operates today, having unfortunately outlived two of the congregations that founded it.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

And historian Dr Michael Lambert, from Lancaster University, argued that archives held privately by religious congregations could help "unlock" important pieces of history.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The central demographic fact of many modern American congregations is this: Men in church on an ordinary Sunday are outnumbered and aging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Smoke could be seen billowing from Temple Israel, one of the largest Reform Judaism congregations in the country, after the attack and fire engines were on the scene.

From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026

He believed that the congregations in his churches should be able to join in hymn-singing with confidence and enthusiasm, and this meant having easy-to-pick-up tunes to sing.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall


Vocabulary lists containing congregation

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training