1. adjective /ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹə.ɡeɪt/
2. verb /ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹə.ɡeɪt/
a) To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to assemble; to bring into one place, or into a united body; to gather together; to mass; to compact.
Any multitude of Christian men congregated may be termed by the name of a church.
b) To come together; to assemble; to meet.
Cold congregates all bodies.
See Also: congregation
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