(คองกริเก'เชิน) n. การชุมนุม, กลุ่มคน, คริสต์ศาสนิกชนที่ชุมนุมกันในโบสถ์, See also: congregational adj. ดูcongregation, Syn. assembly, union congregationalism คองกริเก'ชัน นัลลิสซึม n. รูปการปกครองของสงฆ์ที่อิสระ. คำ
[ぜんかいしゅう, zenkaishuu] (n) the whole assembly; the whole congregation[Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Congregation \Con`gre*ga"tion\, n. [L. congregatio: cf. F.
congr['e]gation.]
1. The act of congregating, or bringing together, or of
collecting into one aggregate or mass.
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The means of reduction in the fire is but by the
congregation of homogeneal parts. --Bacon.
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2. A collection or mass of separate things.
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A foul and pestilent congregation of vapors. --Shak.
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3. An assembly of persons; a gathering; esp. an assembly of
persons met for the worship of God, and for religious
instruction; a body of people who habitually so meet.
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He [Bunyan] rode every year to London, and preached
there to large and attentive congregations.
--Macaulay.
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4. (Anc. Jewish Hist.) The whole body of the Jewish people;
-- called also {Congregation of the Lord}.
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It is a sin offering for the congregation. --Lev.
iv. 21.
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5. (R. C. Ch.)
(a) A body of cardinals or other ecclesiastics to whom as
intrusted some department of the church business; as,
the Congregation of the Propaganda, which has charge
of the missions of the Roman Catholic Church.
(b) A company of religious persons forming a subdivision
of a monastic order.
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6. The assemblage of Masters and Doctors at Oxford or
Cambrige University, mainly for the granting of degrees.
[Eng.]
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7. (Scotch Church Hist.) the name assumed by the Protestant
party under John Knox. The leaders called themselves
(1557) Lords of the Congregation.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
congregation
n 1: a group of people who adhere to a common faith and
habitually attend a given church [syn: {congregation},
{fold}, {faithful}]
2: an assemblage of people or animals or things collected
together; "a congregation of children pleaded for his
autograph"; "a great congregation of birds flew over"
3: the act of congregating [syn: {congregation}, {congregating}]
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
