| slovo | definícia |
congregation
(mass) | congregation
- zhromaždenie, kongregácia |
congregation
(encz) | congregation,kongregace n: církevní sbor (v rámci farnosti) Zdeněk Brož |
congregation
(encz) | congregation,shromáždění n: Zdeněk Brož |
Congregation
(gcide) | Congregation \Con`gre*ga"tion\, n. [L. congregatio: cf. F.
congr['e]gation.]
1. The act of congregating, or bringing together, or of
collecting into one aggregate or mass.
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The means of reduction in the fire is but by the
congregation of homogeneal parts. --Bacon.
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2. A collection or mass of separate things.
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A foul and pestilent congregation of vapors. --Shak.
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3. An assembly of persons; a gathering; esp. an assembly of
persons met for the worship of God, and for religious
instruction; a body of people who habitually so meet.
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He [Bunyan] rode every year to London, and preached
there to large and attentive congregations.
--Macaulay.
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4. (Anc. Jewish Hist.) The whole body of the Jewish people;
-- called also Congregation of the Lord.
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It is a sin offering for the congregation. --Lev.
iv. 21.
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5. (R. C. Ch.)
(a) A body of cardinals or other ecclesiastics to whom as
intrusted some department of the church business; as,
the Congregation of the Propaganda, which has charge
of the missions of the Roman Catholic Church.
(b) A company of religious persons forming a subdivision
of a monastic order.
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6. The assemblage of Masters and Doctors at Oxford or
Cambrige University, mainly for the granting of degrees.
[Eng.]
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7. (Scotch Church Hist.) the name assumed by the Protestant
party under John Knox. The leaders called themselves
(1557) Lords of the Congregation.
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congregation
(wn) | congregation
n 1: a group of people who adhere to a common faith and
habitually attend a given church [syn: congregation,
fold, faithful]
2: an assemblage of people or animals or things collected
together; "a congregation of children pleaded for his
autograph"; "a great congregation of birds flew over"
3: the act of congregating [syn: congregation, congregating] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
congregation
(mass) | congregation
- zhromaždenie, kongregácia |
congregation
(encz) | congregation,kongregace n: církevní sbor (v rámci farnosti) Zdeněk Brožcongregation,shromáždění n: Zdeněk Brož |
congregational
(encz) | congregational,kongregační adj: Zdeněk Brož |
congregationalism
(encz) | congregationalism,kongregacionalismus n: Zdeněk Brož |
congregationalist
(encz) | Congregationalist, adj: |
congregations
(encz) | congregations,kongregace pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Congregation of the Holy Cross
(gcide) | Holy cross \Ho"ly cross"\ (?; 115).
The cross as the symbol of Christ's crucifixion.
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Congregation of the Holy Cross (R. C. Ch.), a community of
lay brothers and priests, in France and the United States,
engaged chiefly in teaching and manual Labor. Originally
called Brethren of St. Joseph. The Sisters of the Holy
Cross engage in similar work. --Addis & Arnold.
Holy-cross day, the fourteenth of September, observed as a
church festival, in memory of the exaltation of our
Savior's cross.
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Congregation of the Lord
(gcide) | Congregation \Con`gre*ga"tion\, n. [L. congregatio: cf. F.
congr['e]gation.]
1. The act of congregating, or bringing together, or of
collecting into one aggregate or mass.
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The means of reduction in the fire is but by the
congregation of homogeneal parts. --Bacon.
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2. A collection or mass of separate things.
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A foul and pestilent congregation of vapors. --Shak.
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3. An assembly of persons; a gathering; esp. an assembly of
persons met for the worship of God, and for religious
instruction; a body of people who habitually so meet.
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He [Bunyan] rode every year to London, and preached
there to large and attentive congregations.
--Macaulay.
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4. (Anc. Jewish Hist.) The whole body of the Jewish people;
-- called also Congregation of the Lord.
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It is a sin offering for the congregation. --Lev.
iv. 21.
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5. (R. C. Ch.)
(a) A body of cardinals or other ecclesiastics to whom as
intrusted some department of the church business; as,
the Congregation of the Propaganda, which has charge
of the missions of the Roman Catholic Church.
(b) A company of religious persons forming a subdivision
of a monastic order.
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6. The assemblage of Masters and Doctors at Oxford or
Cambrige University, mainly for the granting of degrees.
[Eng.]
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7. (Scotch Church Hist.) the name assumed by the Protestant
party under John Knox. The leaders called themselves
(1557) Lords of the Congregation.
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Congregational
(gcide) | Congregational \Con`gre*ga"tion*al\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to a congregation; conducted, or
participated in, by a congregation; as, congregational
singing.
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2. Belonging to the system of Congregationalism, or to
Congregationalist; holding to the faith and polity of
Congregationalism; as, a Congregational church.
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Congregationalism
(gcide) | Congregationalism \Con`gre*ga"tion*al*ism\, n.
1. That system of church organization which vests all
ecclesiastical power in the assembled brotherhood of each
local church.
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2. The faith and polity of the Congregational churches, taken
collectively.
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Note: In this sense (which is its usual signification)
Congregationalism is the system of faith and practice
common to a large body of evangelical Trinitarian
churches, which recognize the local brotherhood of each
church as independent of all dictation in
ecclesiastical matters, but are united in fellowship
and joint action, as in councils for mutual advice, and
in consociations, conferences, missionary
organizations, etc., and to whose membership the
designation "Congregationalists" is generally
restricted; but Unitarian and other churches are
Congregational in their polity.
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Congregationalist
(gcide) | Congregationalist \Con`gre*ga"tion*al*ist\, n.
One who belongs to a Congregational church or society; one
who holds to Congregationalism.
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congregation
(wn) | congregation
n 1: a group of people who adhere to a common faith and
habitually attend a given church [syn: congregation,
fold, faithful]
2: an assemblage of people or animals or things collected
together; "a congregation of children pleaded for his
autograph"; "a great congregation of birds flew over"
3: the act of congregating [syn: congregation, congregating] |
congregation of the inquisition
(wn) | Congregation of the Inquisition
n 1: an inquisition set up in Italy in 1542 to curb the number
of Protestants; "it was the Roman Inquisition that put
Galileo on trial" [syn: Roman Inquisition, {Congregation
of the Inquisition}] |
congregational
(wn) | congregational
adj 1: relating to or conducted or participated in by a
congregation; "congregational membership";
"congregational singing"
2: of or pertaining to or characteristic of a Congregational
church [syn: Congregational, Congregationalist] |
congregational christian church
(wn) | Congregational Christian Church
n 1: merger of the Congregational Church and the Christian
Church |
congregational church
(wn) | Congregational Church
n 1: a Protestant denomination holding that each individual
congregation should be self-governing |
congregationalism
(wn) | Congregationalism
n 1: system of beliefs and church government of a Protestant
denomination in which each member church is self-governing |
congregationalist
(wn) | Congregationalist
adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of a Congregational
church [syn: Congregational, Congregationalist]
n 1: a member of the Congregational Church |
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