What is another word for congregations?

Pronunciation: [kˌɒŋɡɹɪɡˈe͡ɪʃənz] (IPA)

Congregations are a gathering of people who come together for religious or social purposes. There are several synonyms for the word congregations, including assembly, community, congregation, parish, church, and fellowship. These words can be used interchangeably, however, each carries a unique meaning. An assembly is a formal gathering of people for a specific purpose. A community is a group of people living in the same area. A parish denotes a geographical region assigned to a religious leader. Church refers to a specific religious organization or the building in which a religious group gathers. Lastly, fellowship describes a gathering of like-minded individuals who share common interests or beliefs.

What are the paraphrases for Congregations?

Paraphrases are restatements of text or speech using different words and phrasing to convey the same meaning.
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
- highest relevancy
- medium relevancy
- lowest relevancy

What are the hypernyms for Congregations?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Congregations

Nine-tenths of those twelve congregations would not have known her if they had met her on the street.
"My Lady of the Chimney Corner"
Alexander Irvine
There are a few Moravians settled in various parts of the country, but they are nowhere sufficiently numerous to establish organized congregations.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
He was at his best in it, knowing it for a blessed spot, free from controversy, pure from contradiction, a place where personal emotions could find no footing owing to the wise custom that prevented congregations from answering back.
"The Pastor's Wife"
Elizabeth von Arnim

Famous quotes with Congregations

  • I go farther, and say, that it is plainly our duty to desire pastors and teachers to take the care of such congregations, and that God did raise up such in the church as we see it in the word.
    John Nelson Darby
  • The Church, during the apostolic age, did not consist of isolated, independent congregations, but was one body, of which the separate churches were constituent members, each subject to all the rest, or to an authority which extended over all.
    Charles Hodge
  • Indeed, the Founders mentioned the pagan authors in so many heartfelt speeches, pamphlets and letters that today's sweeping references to America's 'Christian' roots and 'Judeo-Christian heritage' ought to be amended. Maybe these terms should be reserved to explain the traditional religions and morality of individuals, families, congregations, small communitities. Politically, our notions of virtue and vice have had another genesis.
    Colin Campbell
  • Racism is a complete denial of the Incarnation and thus of Christianity. ... If there is any contemporary meaning of the Antichrist (or "the principalities and powers"), the white church seems to be a manifestation of it. It was the white "Christian" church which took the lead in establishing slavery as an institution and segregation as a pattern in society by sanctioning all-white congregations.
    James H. Cone
  • Tolstoy deplored all the modern tendencies toward immense congregations of people in limited areasIn the country, Tolstoy could still see the possibility of men living a Christian life; in the cities he saw no such possibility. Cities had therefore to be uprooted and destroyed. The people had to get back to the soil.
    Robert Hunter (author)

Word of the Day

multitasker
The word "multitasker" usually refers to someone who can perform different tasks simultaneously. However, there are several antonyms for this word, which describe the opposite type...