Question

congregation That Sunday the congregation was especially large, and the minister delivered one of his best sermons. ˌkɑŋgrəˈgeɪʃən

Accepted Answer

(1) A gathering of people, especially for worship or religious instruction. (2) The membership of a church or temple. The verb congregate may be used for spontaneous gatherings. A crowd quickly congregates at the scene of an accident, for example, just as cows, sheep, or horses tend to congregate during a storm. And under military rule, citizens are often forbidden to congregate on street corners or anywhere else. But a congregation is generally a group that has gathered for a formal purpose, usually in church. The Congregational Church was originally the church of the Puritan settlers, in which each congregation governed its own church independent of any higher authority

word	congregation
definition	(1) A gathering of people, especially for worship or religious instruction. (2) The membership of a church or temple.
eg_sentence	That Sunday the congregation was especially large, and the minister delivered one of his best sermons.
explanation	The verb congregate may be used for spontaneous gatherings. A crowd quickly congregates at the scene of an accident, for example, just as cows, sheep, or horses tend to congregate during a storm. And under military rule, citizens are often forbidden to congregate on street corners or anywhere else. But a congregation is generally a group that has gathered for a formal purpose, usually in church. The Congregational Church was originally the church of the Puritan settlers, in which each congregation governed its own church independent of any higher authority
IPA	ˌkɑŋgrəˈgeɪʃən

Congregation Church Congregate Gathering People Worship Religious Instruction