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

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。
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。
And all the congregation said, amen, and praised the lord.
会众都说、阿们、又赞美耶和华。
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。
The ceremony of sprinkling the altar, clergy, and congregation with holy water.
洒圣水礼用圣水泼洒圣坛、教士及教众的仪式。
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。
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。
We don't need a new reIigious congregation.
我们不需要一个新的信仰圣会。
The preacher blessed the congregation after his sermon.
牧师在讲道后祝福会众。
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。