Vocabulary

Congregation

English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.

English meaning
a group of people assembled for religious worship.
Urdu meaning
جماعت، کوئی قومی اجتماع، مجلس
Example sentences (from Dawn)

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  1. Notably, only graduates who have had their degrees conferred, along with staff and members of the congregation, are eligible to vote.
  2. The suicide attack on a Rabiul Awwal congregation in the Balochistan town left almost 60 people dead.
Synonyms
parishioners, churchgoers, parish, flock, faithful, fold, following, adherents, followers

Antonyms
division, separation
Curator example
“the singing of psalms by the whole congregation”

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