Assembly and Congregation

Assembly

Assembly noun - A body of people come together in one place.
Usage example: the usual assembly of early morning commuters waiting at the train station
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Synonyms for Assembly

Congregation is a synonym for assembly in gathering topic. In some cases you can use "Congregation" instead the word "Assembly" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like assemblage, collect. popular alternative

Congregation

Congregation noun - A body of persons gathered for religious worship.
Usage example: the whole congregation began to sing with great fervor
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Synonyms for Congregation

Assembly is a synonym for congregation in gathering topic. You can use "Assembly" instead the word "Congregation" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as assemblage, collect, parishioners, assembled group. popular alternative

How words are described

single single assembly single congregation
small small assembly small congregation
entire entire assembly entire congregation

Both words in one sentence

  • So for example we have "charity" for "love", "church" instead of congregation/gathering/assembly, "bishop" (when the Greek word is literally translated "overseer"), "baptize" (the Greek word meaning to immerse, which might upset those in favour of sprinkling) etc.
  • Useful Notes / The Spanish Inquisition In the Italian remake of Battle Fantasia Project the Assembly of the Eight Sacrament department of the Nasuverse of the Inquisition features prominently, with the Inquisition at large eventually taking back the historical name of "Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition".
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