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Conference vs. Congregation — What's the Difference?

Conference vs. Congregation — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Conference and Congregation

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Conference

A conference is a meeting of people who "confer" about a topic.

Congregation

The act of assembling.

Conference

A dessert pear of a firm-fleshed variety.

Congregation

A body of assembled people or things; a gathering.

Conference

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Congregation

A group of people gathered for religious worship.

Conference

A meeting for consultation or discussion.

Congregation

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

Conference

An exchange of views.

Congregation

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

Conference

A meeting of committees to settle differences between two legislative bodies.

Congregation

A division of the Curia.

Conference

An assembly of clerical or of clerical and lay members from a particular district in various Protestant churches.

Congregation

The act of congregating or collecting together.

Conference

(Sports) An association of teams.

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).

Conference

The act of conferring, as of an academic degree.

Congregation

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

Conference

The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.

Congregation

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

Conference

(politics) A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.

Congregation

Any large gathering of people.

Conference

(science) A formal event where scientists present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.

Congregation

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

Conference

(business) An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue, such as a new product, market trend or government regulation, with a range of speakers.

Congregation

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

Conference

(sports) A group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis.

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.

Conference

A constituent tournament of a sports league in a given season.

Congregation

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

Conference

(obsolete) The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.

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.

Conference

(Methodist Church) A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.

Congregation

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

Conference

A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.

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.

Conference

To assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination.

Congregation

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

Conference

The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.
Helps and furtherances which . . . the mutual conference of all men's collections and observations may afford.

Congregation

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

Conference

The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
Nor with such free and friendly conferenceAs he hath used of old.

Congregation

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

Conference

A meeting for consultation, discussion, or an interchange of opinions.

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

Conference

A meeting of the two branches of a legislature, by their committees, to adjust between them.

Congregation

The act of congregating

Conference

A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.

Conference

A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.

Conference

A prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)

Conference

An association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

Conference

A discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic

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