Groups of people assembled for religious worship or the members of a particular church community.
From Latin congregatio, from congregare meaning 'to gather together in a flock,' from com- 'together' + grex, greg- 'flock.' The religious sense developed in medieval Latin as Christian communities organized.
The word literally means 'flocking together,' connecting human religious gathering to animal behavior patterns. Different denominations use this term differently - some refer to individual local churches, while others use it for entire religious orders.
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