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Congregation is a related term of diet.


As a noun congregation

is congregation.

As an abbreviation diet is

(microbiology).

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

    diet

    English

    (wikipedia diet)

    Alternative forms

    * (rare)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (senseid)The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
    • The diet of the Giant Panda consists mainly of bamboo.
  • (countable) A controlled regimen of food and drink, as to gain or lose weight or otherwise influence health.
  • By extension, any habitual intake or consumption.
    • He's been reading a steady diet of nonfiction for the last several years.
  • (countable) A council or assembly of leaders; a formal deliberative assembly.

    • Derived terms

    * dietarian * dietary * dieter * dietetics

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To regulate the food of (someone); to put on a diet.
  • *, I.iii.1.2:
    • they will diet themselves, feed and live alone.
  • * Spenser
    • She diets him with fasting every day.
  • To modify one's food and beverage intake so as to decrease or increase body weight or influence health.
    • I've been dieting for six months, and have lost some weight.
  • (obsolete) To eat; to take one's meals.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • Let himdiet in such places, where there is good company of the nation, where he travelleth.
  • (obsolete) To cause to take food; to feed.
  • * Othello
    • But partly led to diet my revenge […].

    Anagrams

    * edit * tide * tied ----