Ask Difference

Antonym vs. Congregation — What's the Difference?

Antonym vs. Congregation — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Antonym and Congregation

ADVERTISEMENT

Compare with Definitions

Antonym

A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word
The word "wet" is an antonym of the word "dry.".

Congregation

The act of assembling.

Antonym

(semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another word.
“rich” is an antonym of “poor”; “full” is an antonym of “empty”

Congregation

A body of assembled people or things; a gathering.

Antonym

A word that describes one end of a scale, while its opposite describes the other end, such as large versus small; a gradable antonym.
ADVERTISEMENT

Congregation

A group of people gathered for religious worship.

Antonym

A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; - used as a correlative of synonym.

Congregation

The members of a specific religious group who regularly worship at a church or synagogue.

Antonym

Two words that express opposing concepts;
To him the opposite of gay was depressed

Congregation

A religious institute in which only simple vows, not solemn vows, are taken.

Congregation

A division of the Curia.

Congregation

The act of congregating or collecting together.

Congregation

A gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsory form).

Congregation

A Roman Congregation, a main department of the Vatican administration of the Catholic Church.

Congregation

A corporate body whose members gather for worship, or the members of such a body.

Congregation

Any large gathering of people.

Congregation

A flock of various birds, such as plovers or eagles.

Congregation

The main body of university staff, comprising academics, administrative staff, heads of colleges, etc.

Congregation

The act of congregating, or bringing together, or of collecting into one aggregate or mass.
The means of reduction in the fire is but by the congregation of homogeneal parts.

Congregation

A collection or mass of separate things.
A foul and pestilent congregation of vapors.

Congregation

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.
He [Bunyan] rode every year to London, and preached there to large and attentive congregations.

Congregation

The whole body of the Jewish people; - called also Congregation of the Lord.
It is a sin offering for the congregation.

Congregation

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.

Congregation

The assemblage of Masters and Doctors at Oxford or Cambrige University, mainly for the granting of degrees.

Congregation

The name assumed by the Protestant party under John Knox. The leaders called themselves (1557) Lords of the Congregation.

Congregation

A group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

Congregation

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

Congregation

The act of congregating

Share Your Discovery

Share via Social Media
Embed This Content
Embed Code
Share Directly via Messenger
Link
Previous Comparison
Madge vs. Madonna

Popular Comparisons

Trending Comparisons

New Comparisons

Trending Terms