Congregation

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A congregation is a large gathering of people, often for the purpose of worship.

The term congregation may refer to:

• Local church, a Christian organization meeting in a particular place for worship
• Congregation (Roman Curia), an administrative body of the Roman Catholic Church
• Congregation (Catholic), a grouping of religious institutes or a religious institute in which only simple vows, not solemn vows, are taken
• Congregation (Jewish), known in Hebrew as a kehilla
• Qahal, an Israelite organizational structure often translated as congregation
• Congregation, often used as an alternate term for a synagogue or its members in a similar vein as a Christian congregation
• Congregation (university), an assembly of senior members of a university
• The general audience in a ward in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

In music

• The Congregation, an English pop group, sold in the USA and Canada as The English Congregation
• Congregation (album), by The Afghan Whigs
• The Congregation (album), by Johnny Griffin
• The Congregation (album), by Leprous
• Congregation (song), by Foo Fighters
• Alligator group

See also

• Congregate (disambiguation)
• Congregational church