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Museum vs Congregation - What's the difference?

museum | congregation |

As nouns the difference between museum and congregation

is that museum is a museum while congregation is congregation.

museum

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(wikipedia museum) (en-noun)
  • A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.
  • 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