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 blessed the congregation.
牧师求神赐福于会众。
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。
And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
摩西，亚伦就来到会幕前。
And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.
于是摩西和约书亚去站在会幕里。
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。
The priest asked the congregation to cleanse their thoughts.
牧师要求参加礼拜的人们净化他们的思想。
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 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。
The New Testament assumes membership in a local congregation.
新约圣经中，地方群体是有会员制的。
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。