Congregations

con;gre;ga;tion pronunciation: function: noun date: 14th century 1 a : an assembly of persons : gathering; especially : an assembly of persons met for worship and religious instruction b : a religious community: as (1) : an organized body of believers in a particular locality (2) : a roman catholic religious institute with only simple vows (3) : a group of monasteries forming an independent subdivision of an order 2 : the act or an instance of congregating or bringing together : the state of being congregated3 : a body of cardinals and officials forming an administrative division of the papal curia