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 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。
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。
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。
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。
He said amen, and blessed them, and turned away, and immediately the congregation began to sing.
他说完阿门，为他们祝了福，便转过身去。会众立刻唱了起来。
A person who rings church bells ( as for summoning the congregation).
敲响教堂的钟（如为了召集圣会）的人。
If I wanted to pad out my sermon a little, I might offer my congregation one of my favourite quotations.
如果我想把布道时间延长一点儿，可能会给教众引用一段我最喜欢的话。
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 was belting out hymns, but I felt strangely detached.
集合是出自赞美诗制带的材料，但是我觉得奇妙超然。
The preacher blessed the congregation after his sermon.
牧师在讲道后祝福会众。