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

I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
我要将你的名传与我的弟兄。在会中我要赞美你。
Then he, struggling, hears the voices of the congregation around him.
然后，挣扎着，他听到了，教堂会众的声音。
We don't need a new reIigious congregation.
我们不需要一个新的信仰圣会。
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。
He and his congregation have also set themselves the goal of eradicating poverty in Africa.
他和信众们同样在非洲设定了消除贫困的目标。
The congregation fell back from them slightly as they entered.
教堂会众在他们进来时稍稍往后退了退。
"Let up pray," the priest intoned to his congregation.
让我们祷告吧，牧师用吟咏的声调对会众说。
And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
摩西，亚伦就来到会幕前。
The preacher blessed the congregation after his sermon.
牧师在讲道后祝福会众。
My congregation needs spiritual leadership.
我的教友需要的是一个精神领袖。