See also:

• CONGREGATION (Lat. congregatio, a gathering together, from cum, with, grex, gregis, a flock, herd)

CONGREGATION (See also:

• LAT

Lat. congregatio, a gathering together, from cum, with, grex, gregis, a See also:

• FLOCK

flock, See also:

• HERD (a word common to Teutonic languages; the O. Eng. form was heord; cf. Ger. Herde, Swed. and Dan. hjord; the Sans. ca'rdhas, which shows the pre-Teutonic form, means a troop)

herd)  , an See also:

• ASSEMBLY, UNLAWFUL

assembly of persons, especially a See also:

• BODY

body of such persons gathered together for religious See also:

• WORSHIP (i.e. " worth-ship," O. Eng. weor8scipe)

worship, or the body of persons habitually attending a particular See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church, hence the basis of that See also:

• SYSTEM

system of religious organization known as See also:

• CONGREGATIONALISM

Congregationalism (q.v.) . Apart from these, the more See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general meanings of the word, " See also:

• CONGREGATION (Lat. congregatio, a gathering together, from cum, with, grex, gregis, a flock, herd)

congregation " is used in the See also:

• ENGLISH

English versions of the Old and New Testaments to translate the See also:

• HEBREW

Hebrew words `edah and kahal, the whole community of the Israelites and the assembly of the See also:

• PEOPLE

people . The words " assembly " and " congregation " have been to a certain extent distinguished in the Revised Version, " congregation " being kept for Walt and " assembly " for kahal . The See also:

• SEPTUAGINT, THE (Gr. of 0', Lat. LXX.)

Septuagint generally translates the first by vupaya See also:

• YIL

yil, the second by E,cxXrloia (see J . H . Selbie, in See also:

• HASTINGS
• HASTINGS, FRANCIS
• HASTINGS, FRANK ABNEY (1794-1828)
• HASTINGS, WARREN (1732-1818)

Hastings's See also:

• DIET

Diet. of See also:

• BIBLE
• BIBLE, ENGLISH

Bible, s.v . " Congregation," cf . " Assembly," ib.) . In the See also:

• ROMAN

Roman Church " congregation " is applied to the committees of cardinals into whose hands the See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration of the various departments of the church is given (see See also:

• CURIA

CURIA See also:

• ROMANA

ROMANA) . The committees of bishops who regulate the business at a general See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council of the church are also known as " congregations." In the Roman Church there are several kinds of associations for religious purposes known by the generic name of " congregation "; such are: (I) those branches of a particular See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order, which, for the stricter practice of the rules of their order, See also:

• GROUP

group themselves together under a See also:

• SPECIAL

special See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government and discipline,—thus the See also:

• TRAPPISTS

Trappists are a congregation of the See also:

• CISTERCIANS

Cistercians, the monks of See also:

• CLUNY, or CLUGNY

Cluny and St Maur are congregations of the See also:

• BENEDICTINES, or BLACK MONKS

Benedictines; (2) communities of religious under a See also:

• COMMON

common See also:

• RULE

rule; persons belonging to such communities have either taken no vows, or have not taken " See also:

• SOLEMN (Lat. sollemnis, sollemnis, less correctly solennis, yearly, annual; from sollus = totus, whole, entire, Gr. Mos., and annus, year)

solemn " vows; of the many congregations of this class may be mentioned the Oratorians, the Oblates and the Lazarists; (3) in See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France religious associations of the laity, male or See also:

• FEMALE

female, joined together for some religious, charitable or educational purpose (see FRANCE: See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

Law and Institutions) . Lastly " congregation " in See also:

• SECULAR (Lat. saecularis, of or belonging to an age or generation, saeculum)

secular usage is applied to two governing bodies at the university of See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford, viz. the " See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

Ancient See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House of Congregation," in whom lies the granting and conferring of degrees, consisting of the See also:

• VICE

vice-See also:

• CHANCELLOR (M. Eng. and Anglo-Fr. canceler, chanceler, Fr. chancelier, Lat. cancellarius)

chancellor, proctors and " See also:

• REGENT (from Lat. regere, to rule)

regent masters," and secondly the " Congregation of the University of Oxford," created by the University of Oxford See also:

• ACT (Lat. actus, actum)

Act 1854, and consisting of all members of See also:

• CONVOCATION
• CONVOCATION (Lat. convocatio, a calling together)

convocation who are " See also:

• RESIDENT

resident,"i.e. have passed 141 nights within a m. of Carfax during th preceding See also:

• YEAR

year . All statutes must be passed by this congregatio before introduction in convocation, and it alone has the powe of amending statutes (see OXFORD) .

At See also:

• CAMBRIDGE
• CAMBRIDGE, EARLS AND DUKES OF
• CAMBRIDGE, RICHARD OWEN (1717-1802)

Cambridge University congregation is the See also:

• TERM

term used of the See also:

• MEETING (from " to meet," to come together, assemble, 0. Eng. metals ; cf. Du. moeten, Swed. mota, Goth. gamotjan, &c., derivatives of the Teut. word for a meeting, seen in O. Eng. Wit, moot, an assembly of the people; cf. witanagemot)

meeting of the See also:

• SENATE (Lat. senatus, from root sen-, as in senex, old; the root is the Sanskrit sana, cf. Gr. 'vos; the same element appears in senor, seigneur, seneschal)

senate . II Scottish See also:

• HISTORY

history, from the fact that the word occurs, in the See also:

• SENS

sens( of " church," frequently in the See also:

• NATIONAL

national See also:

• COVENANT
• COVENANT (an O. Fr. form, later convenant, from convenir, to agree, Lat. convenire)

covenant of 1537, th( name of " congregation " was used of the Reformers . Generall) and similarly the See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of " lords of the congregation " was giver to the signatories of the covenant .