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Congregation vs Assembling - What's the difference?

congregation | assembling |

As nouns the difference between congregation and assembling

is that congregation is congregation while assembling is a gathering or assembly.

As a verb assembling is

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congregation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of congregating or collecting together.
  • 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 responsary form).
  • A Roman Congregation, a main department of the Vatican administration of the universal church
  • A corporate body whose members gather for worship, or the members of such a body.
  • Any large gathering of people
  • The collective noun for eagles.
  • The main body of university staff, comprising academics, administrative staff, heads of colleges, etc.

    • Derived terms

    * congregational * congregationalism

    Related terms

    * congregant * congregate * congregator * gregarious

    assembling

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • :She worked all night assembling the bicycle, but she succeeded.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A gathering or assembly.
  • * 1824 , Thomas Stackhouse, An epitome of the history, laws, and religion of Greece (page 281)
    • This may perhaps be carried back to a more remote period than that in which the Persians invaded Greece, and may be traced to the annual assemblings of the people to sacrifice, at the graves of their departed friends

    Synonyms

    * assemblage