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Look up congregation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Congregation may refer to: Church (congregation), a religious organization that meets in a particular
Congregation
Department of the Roman Curia
the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition. It was then renamed in 1908 as the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
Dicastery_for_the_Doctrine_of_the_Faith
Catholic Church dicastery overseeing the process of canonization of saints
Church, the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, previously named the Congregation for the Causes of Saints (Latin: Congregatio de Causis Sanctorum), is
Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
Dicastery_for_the_Causes_of_Saints
The Brazilian Congregation is a monastic congregation of the order of Saint Benedict. Founded in 1827, it is a member of the Benedictine Confederation
Brazilian_Congregation
Austrian Christian religious organisation
Austrian Congregation is a congregation of Benedictine monasteries situated in Austria, within the Benedictine Confederation. The Congregation was founded
Austrian_Congregation
The Bursfelde Congregation, also called Bursfelde Union, was a union of predominantly west and central German Benedictine monasteries, of both men and
Bursfelde_Congregation
The Congregation of France (French: Labaye de Sainte Genevieve et la Congregation de France, lit. 'The Abbey of Sainte Genevieve and the Congregation of
Congregation_of_France
one local church congregation. Federated congregations are distinguished from dual affiliated congregations, where the congregation as a whole is affiliated
Federated_congregation
Publications deemed heretical for Catholics
publications deemed heretical or contrary to morality by the Sacred Congregation of the Index (a former dicastery of the Roman Curia); Catholics were
Index_Librorum_Prohibitorum
Monastic order in Normandy, France
The monastic Congregation of Savigny (Savigniac Order) started in the abbey of Savigny, situated in northern France, on the confines of Normandy and Brittany
Congregation_of_Savigny
Roman Catholic society of apostolic life
definitive foundation of an Oratorian Congregation is actually done by the Roman Pontiff directly, which makes a Congregation what is called a "Pontifical Right"
Oratory_of_Saint_Philip_Neri
Representative assembly of the Society of Jesus
The General Congregation is an assembly of the Jesuit representatives from all parts of the world, and serves as the highest authority in the Society of
General_Congregation
Islamic congregation of Finnish Tatars
The Finnish-Islamic Congregation (Finnish: Suomen Islam-seurakunta, Tatar: Finlandiya İslam Cemaati) is an Islamic congregation of the Tatar people in
Finnish-Islamic_Congregation
The Bavarian Congregation is a congregation of the Benedictine Confederation consisting (with one exception) of monasteries in Bavaria, Germany. It was
Bavarian_Congregation
Congregation within the Benedictine Confederation
The Beuronese Congregation, also known as Beuron Congregation, is a union of mostly German or German-speaking monasteries of both monks and nuns within
Beuronese_Congregation
Jewish synagogue in California, United States
Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco, California is one of the three oldest Jewish congregations in California, and one of the largest Jewish congregations
Congregation Emanu-El (San Francisco)
Congregation_Emanu-El_(San_Francisco)
Synagogue in San Francisco, CA, US
Congregation Beth Sholom is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 301 14th Avenue, in San Francisco, California, in the United States
Congregation_Beth_Sholom
Roman Catholic congregation of priests, lay brothers, and lay associates
The Congregation of the Holy Spirit (officially the Congregation of the Holy Spirit under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of the Virgin Mary; Latin:
Congregation of the Holy Spirit
Congregation_of_the_Holy_Spirit
Catholic religious congregation of missionary priests and brothers
The Congregation of Holy Cross (Latin: Congregatio a Sancta Cruce), abbreviated CSC, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of pontifical right
Congregation_of_Holy_Cross
Modern Orthodox synagogue in Auckland, New Zealand
The Auckland Hebrew Congregation is a Modern Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 514 Remuera Road in Remuera, a suburb of Auckland
Auckland_Hebrew_Congregation
Reform synagogue in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Emanuel Congregation (formerly Temple Emanuel) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 5959 North Sheridan Road, in the Edgewater neighborhood
Emanuel_Congregation
Roman Catholic religious order for men
The Congregation of Windesheim (Latin: Congregatio Vindesemensis) is a congregation of Augustinian canons that regularly takes its name from its most
Congregation_of_Windesheim
Roman Catholic monastic order
founded in 1120. The English Benedictine Congregation is the oldest of the nineteen Benedictine congregations. Through the influence of Wilfrid, Benedict
Benedictines
Sephardic Orthodox synagogue in Highland Park, New Jersey
Congregation Etz Ahaim Sephardic (Hebrew: קהילת קודש עץ החיים, lit. 'The Tree of Life') is a Sephardic Orthodox synagogue located on Denison Street in
Congregation Etz Ahaim Sephardic
Congregation_Etz_Ahaim_Sephardic
Former department of the Roman Curia
The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (CEP; Latin: Congregatio pro Gentium Evangelizatione) was a congregation of the Roman Curia of the
Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
Congregation_for_the_Evangelization_of_Peoples
Islamic congregation of Finnish Tatars
The Tampere Tatar Congregation (Finnish: Tampereen tataariseurakunta, formerly The Tampere Islamic Congregation, Tampereen islamilainen seurakunta) is
Tampere_Tatar_Congregation
Belgian Benedictine Catholic congregation
The Congregation of the Annunciation (Congregatio Annuntiationis B.M.V.), formerly known as the Belgian Congregation, is a congregation of monasteries
Congregation of the Annunciation
Congregation_of_the_Annunciation
Catholic religious institute founded in Vietnam
The Congregation of the Mother of the Redeemer (Vietnamese: Dòng Mẹ Chúa Cứu Chuộc; Latin: Congregatio Redemptoris Matris, abbreviated CRM) is a religious
Congregation of the Mother of the Redeemer
Congregation_of_the_Mother_of_the_Redeemer
Modern Orthodox synagogue in South Australia
The Adelaide Hebrew Congregation is a Modern Orthodox synagogue and congregation in Adelaide, in South Australia. The congregation was first established
Adelaide_Hebrew_Congregation
Religious community within the Catholic Church
The Congregation of Christian Brothers (Latin: Congregatio Fratrum Christianorum; abbreviated CFC) is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic
Congregation of Christian Brothers
Congregation_of_Christian_Brothers
Congregation Jeshuat Israel (קהל קדוש ישועת ישראל, Salvation of Israel) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It
Congregation_Jeshuat_Israel
Former Congregation of the Roman Curia
The Sacred Congregation of Rites was a congregation of the Roman Curia, erected on 22 January 1588 by Pope Sixtus V by Immensa Aeterni Dei; it was divided
Sacred_Congregation_of_Rites
Roman Catholic administrative organization
formerly named Congregation for the Clergy (Latin: Congregatio pro Clericis; formerly the Sacred Congregation for the Clergy and Sacred Congregation of the Council)
Dicastery_for_the_Clergy
Historic synagogue in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
local congregation of Jews who followed Conservative Judaism. In the 1970s, the congregation merged with Congregation B'nai Israel to form Congregation Kol
Congregation Montefiore Synagogue
Congregation_Montefiore_Synagogue
Greek death metal band
Dead Congregation is a Greek death metal band from Athens formed in 2004. The band have released two full-length albums, two EPs, and a split release with
Dead_Congregation
Orthodox synagogue in New York City
Congregation Ohab Zedek, sometimes abbreviated as OZ and formally known as the First Hungarian Congregation Ohab Zedek, is a Modern Orthodox Jewish congregation
Congregation_Ohab_Zedek
Historic site
The Bournemouth Community Hebrew Congregation is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Wootton Gardens, Lansdowne, Bournemouth, Dorset
Bournemouth Community Hebrew Congregation
Bournemouth_Community_Hebrew_Congregation
Modern Orthodox synagogue and historic former synagogue in Connecticut, US
Congregation Ahavath Achim (transliterated from Hebrew as "Brotherly Love") is a Modern Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Fairfield
Congregation_Ahavath_Achim
Conservative synagogue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Beth Tzedec Congregation (Hebrew: בית צדק, lit. 'House of Righteousness') is a Conservative synagogue on Bathurst Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It
Beth_Tzedec_Congregation
First evangelical church in brazil
The Christian Congregation in Brazil (Portuguese: Congregação Cristã no Brasil) was founded in Brazil by the Italian-American missionary Luigi Francescon
Christian Congregation in Brazil
Christian_Congregation_in_Brazil
Orthodox synagogue in Manhattan, New York
The Congregation Shearith Israel (Hebrew: קהילת שארית ישראל, romanized: Kehilat She'arit Yisra'el, lit. 'Congregation Remnant of Israel'), often called
Congregation_Shearith_Israel
Group of Benedictine abbeys
The English Benedictine Congregation (EBC) is a congregation of autonomous abbatial and prioral monastic communities of Catholic Benedictine monks, nuns
English Benedictine Congregation
English_Benedictine_Congregation
Musical artist
The Congregation was a British pop ensemble, formed by Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway in England. In the United States it was credited as The English Congregation
The_Congregation_(band)
Clerical Religious Institute of Pontifical Right compose of priest, deacons & brothers
The Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (Latin: Congregatio Sanctissimi Sacramenti), commonly known as the Sacramentinos, is a Catholic clerical religious
Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament
Congregation_of_the_Blessed_Sacrament
Department of the Roman Curia
The Dicastery for Bishops, formerly named Congregation for Bishops (Latin: Congregatio pro Episcopis), is the dicastery of the Roman Curia of the Catholic
Dicastery_for_Bishops
Type of Catholic religious institute
A religious congregation is a type of religious institute in the Catholic Church. They are legally distinguished from religious orders – the other major
Religious_congregation
Religious institute
The Congregation of the Mother of Carmel (C.M.C.) is a Syro-Malabar holic[further explanation needed] centralized religious congregation founded by Kuriakose
Congregation of Mother of Carmel
Congregation_of_Mother_of_Carmel
Topics referred to by the same term
Christian Congregation may refer to: Church (congregation), a Christian body of followers meeting in a particular area Christian Congregation (Pentecostal)
Christian_Congregation
Conservative synagogue in Port Chester, New York
Congregation Kneses Tifereth Israel (Hebrew: כנסת תפארת ישראל), abbreviated as Congregation KTI, is a Conservative congregation and synagogue located
Congregation Kneses Tifereth Israel
Congregation_Kneses_Tifereth_Israel
International group of Benedictine abbeys
The Subiaco Cassinese Congregation is an international union of Benedictine houses (abbeys and priories) within the Benedictine Confederation. It developed
Subiaco Cassinese Congregation
Subiaco_Cassinese_Congregation
Roman Catholic religious congregation
The Congregation of Jesus is one of two congregations of religious sisters founded during the 17th century through the work of the nun Mary Ward, who
Congregation_of_Jesus
The Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (MCBS) is an indigenous clerical congregation of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in southern India
Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament
Missionary_Congregation_of_the_Blessed_Sacrament
Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Windsor
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue with Conservative influences in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Modelled after the similarly named
Congregation Shaar Hashomayim (Windsor)
Congregation_Shaar_Hashomayim_(Windsor)
Reform synagogue in Peoria, Illinois, United States
Congregation Anshai Emeth (Hebrew: אנשי אמת, 'People of Truth') is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 5614 North University Street
Congregation_Anshai_Emeth
Reform Jewish synagogue in Florida, US
Congregation Ahavath Chesed, also called The Temple Jacksonville, or simply, The Temple, is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 8727
Congregation_Ahavath_Chesed
Synagogue in Portland, Oregon
Congregation Neveh Shalom is a congregation and synagogue affiliated with Conservative Judaism, located at 2900 SW Peaceful Lane, in the Hillsdale neighborhood
Congregation_Neveh_Shalom
Catholic missionary order
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Latin: Congregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris), abbreviated CSsR, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of
Redemptorists
Reconstructionist synagogue in Hampstead, Quebec
Congregation Dorshei Emet (Hebrew: בית הכנסת דרשי אמת or "Seekers of Truth Synagogue") is a Reconstructionist synagogue in Hampstead, Quebec. It was founded
Congregation_Dorshei_Emet
Reform synagogue in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Chicago Sinai Congregation is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 15 West Delaware Place, in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States
Chicago_Sinai_Congregation
Synagogue in Sydney, Australia
Australia. The congregation is incorporated as an amalgamation of the Illawarra Hebrew Congregation, the South Coast Hebrew Congregation, and the Bankstown
Southern_Sydney_Synagogue
Topics referred to by the same term
Congregation Beth Jacob may refer to: Congregation Beth Jacob (Atlanta), Georgia, in the United States Congregation Beth Jacob Ohev Sholom, Brooklyn,
Congregation_Beth_Jacob
The Congregation of Our Lady of the Missions, also known as Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions (and as RNDM from the French name Religieuses de Notre
Congregation of Our Lady of the Missions
Congregation_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Missions
Association of Benedictine monasteries
Solesmes Congregation is an association of monasteries within the Benedictine Confederation headed by the Abbey of Solesmes. The congregation was founded
Solesmes_Congregation
Several Roman Catholic religious institutes of women
The Congregation of Divine Providence (or Sisters of Divine Providence) is the name of several Roman Catholic religious institutes of women which have
Congregation of Divine Providence
Congregation_of_Divine_Providence
Jewish Congregation in Australia
The Melbourne Hebrew Congregation (Hebrew: ק"ק שארית ישראל), or Toorak Shule, is the oldest Jewish congregation in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Formed
Melbourne_Hebrew_Congregation
Jewish community in Dublin, Ireland
Hebrew Congregation is an Orthodox Jewish congregation, with its synagogue at 32a Rathfarnham Road, in Terenure, Dublin, Ireland. The congregation was former
Dublin_Hebrew_Congregation
Protestant separatists from Nottinghamshire, England
The Scrooby Congregation was an English Protestant separatist church near Scrooby, on the outskirts of Bawtry, a small market town at the border of Yorkshire
Scrooby_Congregation
Association of Benedictine monasteries
American-Cassinese Congregation is a Catholic association of Benedictine monasteries founded in 1855. The monasteries of the congregation follow the monastic
American-Cassinese Benedictine Congregation
American-Cassinese_Benedictine_Congregation
Synagogue in Manhattan, New York
Congregation Habonim is a Conservative synagogue located at 103 West End Avenue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City. The congregation was
Congregation_Habonim
Reform synagogue in Easton, Pennsylvania, United States
Rodef Shalom Congregation (Hebrew: רודף שלום, lit. 'Pursuer of Peace') is an historic Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 4905 Fifth Avenue
Rodef_Shalom_Congregation
Graduation ceremony
A congregation can refer to "an assembly of senior members of a university". It is used in this general sense in both of the ancient universities of England
Congregation_(university)
Orthodox Jewish congregation in Atlanta, Georgia
Congregation Beth Jacob is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 1855 Lavista Road in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. It is
Congregation Beth Jacob (Atlanta)
Congregation_Beth_Jacob_(Atlanta)
small Orthodox congregation of primarily German-speaking members into an English-speaking Conservative congregation. The congregation is an egalitarian
Congregation_B'nai_Amoona
Catholic religious order
The Passionists, officially named the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ (Latin: Congregatio Passionis Iesu Christi), abbreviated CP, are a Catholic
Passionists
Historic site in Austria
Danube river, adjoining the Wachau valley, that belongs to the Austrian Congregation. The abbey contains the tomb of Saint Coloman of Stockerau and the remains
Melk_Abbey
Religious brothers congregation
The Congregation of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux is the first religious brothers congregation founded in the Syro-Malabar Church in India and the first congregation
Congregation of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
Congregation_of_Saint_Thérèse_of_Lisieux
Modern Orthodox synagogue in Durban, South Africa
Hebrew Congregation, also known as Silverton Road Shul, is a Modern Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Berea. The congregation was established
Durban United Hebrew Congregation
Durban_United_Hebrew_Congregation
Reform synagogue in Savannah, Georgia, US
Congregation Mickve Israel (transliterated from Hebrew as "Congregation for the Hope of Israel") is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located
Congregation_Mickve_Israel
Reform Jewish synagogue in California, US
Congregation Beth Am (Hebrew: בית עם, lit. 'People's House') is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Los Altos Hills, California, in
Congregation_Beth_Am
Modern Orthodox congregation in Pikesville, Maryland
Beth Tfiloh Congregation is a Modern Orthodox congregation and synagogue located at 3300 Old Court Road, in Pikesville, Maryland, in the United States
Beth_Tfiloh_Congregation
Reform synagogue in Tennessee, US
The Mizpah congregation is a Reform Jewish synagogue located at 923 McCallie Avenue in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in the United States. Founded in 1866, the
Mizpah_Congregation
Conservative Calvinist church
The Reformed Congregations (in Dutch: Gereformeerde Gemeenten, abbreviated GerGem) is a conservative Reformed church with 149 congregations in the Netherlands
Reformed_Congregations
16th-century Protestant exiles
The English Congregation in Geneva was a group of Protestant English and Scottish exiles who sheltered in Geneva . Led mainly by John Knox, they were the
English Congregation in Geneva
English_Congregation_in_Geneva
Topics referred to by the same term
Expulsion of congregations may refer to: Expulsion of congregations (1880) Expulsion of congregations (1902–1903) Suppression of monasteries Secularization
Expulsion_of_congregations
Jewish congregation in Brooklyn, New York
Congregation Kolot Chayeinu (Hebrew: קולות חיינו, lit. 'Voices of Our Lives') is a progressive unaffiliated Jewish congregation, that worships in Gethsemane
Congregation_Kolot_Chayeinu
Roman Catholic priests living in community under a religious rule
public vows of chastity, poverty and obedience, although some orders or congregations of canons regular have retained the vow of stability. By 1125 hundreds
Canon_regular
Reform synagogue in Baltimore, Maryland, US
The Baltimore Hebrew Congregation is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 7401 Park Heights Avenue, in Pikesville, on the border of Baltimore
Baltimore_Hebrew_Congregation
Conservative congregation and synagogue in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Chizuk Amuno Congregation (Hebrew: ק"ק חזוק אמונה, lit. 'Perpetuators of Faith') is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Stevenson
Chizuk_Amuno_Congregation
Catholic society of apostolic life
The Congregation of the Mission (Latin: Congregatio Missionis), abbreviated CM and commonly called the Vincentians or Lazarists, is a Catholic society
Congregation_of_the_Mission
Reform synagogue in San Francisco, California
Congregation Am Tikvah ('People of Hope') is a combined Conservative and Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 625 Brotherhood Way in San
Congregation_Am_Tikvah
Reform synagogue in Mobile, Alabama, US
Congregation Sha'arai Shomayim (transliterated from Hebrew as "Gates of Heaven"), is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 1769 Springhill
Congregation Sha'arai Shomayim (Mobile, Alabama)
Congregation_Sha'arai_Shomayim_(Mobile,_Alabama)
Reform Jewish synagogue in Baltimore, Maryland, US
Sinai – Oheb Shalom Congregation (transliterated from Hebrew as "Mount Sinai - Lovers of Peace Congregation") is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue
Har Sinai – Oheb Shalom Congregation
Har_Sinai_–_Oheb_Shalom_Congregation
Orthodox synagogue in Seattle, Washington
Congregation Ezra Bessaroth is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 5412 Wilson Avenue South, in the Seward Park neighborhood of Seattle
Congregation_Ezra_Bessaroth
Reform synagogue in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
Congregation Achduth Vesholom (transliterated from Hebrew as "Unity and Peace") is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 5200 Old Mill
Congregation_Achduth_Vesholom
Reform synagogue in Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Congregation Albert is a Reform Jewish synagogue located at 3800 Louisiana Boulevard Northeast in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the United States. Established
Congregation_Albert
Topics referred to by the same term
United Hebrew Congregation may refer to: Blackpool United Hebrew Congregation, a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue until 2012 United Hebrew
United_Hebrew_Congregation
Catholic congregation for sexually abusive clergy
The Congregation of the Servants of the Paraclete is a Catholic religious congregation of men dedicated to ministry to priests and brothers with personal
Congregation of the Servants of the Paraclete
Congregation_of_the_Servants_of_the_Paraclete
Jewish synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation (Hebrew: עֵץ חַיִּים – אוֹר לְשִׂמְחָה) is a Conservative Jewish synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of
Tree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation
Tree_of_Life_–_Or_L'Simcha_Congregation
Jewish body in Richmond, Virginia
Congregation Beth Ahabah (meaning "House of Love") is a Reform Jewish synagogue at 1121 West Franklin Street, Richmond, Virginia, in the United States
Congregation_Beth_Ahabah
Jewish congregation in New York City
The City Congregation for Humanistic Judaism (shortened to The City Congregation or TCC) is a Humanistic Jewish congregation and synagogue meeting on
City Congregation for Humanistic Judaism
City_Congregation_for_Humanistic_Judaism
CONGREGATION
CONGREGATION
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname for a lighthearted or cheerful person, from Middle English, Old French gai. In Middle English the term could also mean ‘wanton’, ‘lascivious’ and this sense may lie behind the surname in some instances.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from places in Normandy called Gaye, from an early proprietor bearing a Germanic personal name cognate with Wade.probably from the Catalan personal name Gai (Latin Gaius), or in some cases a nickname from Catalan gay ‘cheerful’.Variant of German Gau.North German : from a Frisian personal name Gay.A Congregational clergyman and one of the forerunners of the Unitarian movement in New England, Ebenezer Gay (1696–1787) was born in Dedham, MA, which had been founded by his grandfather, John Gay, who came to America from Wiltshire, England, about 1630 and settled in Watertown, MA. Ebenezer’s great-grandson Howard was editor of the American Anti-Slavery Standard.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Diot, a pet form of the female personal name Dye. Reaney also suggests that this may also be an altered form of Thwaite (see Thwaites).Timothy Dwight (1752–1817), Congregational divine, author, and president of Yale College (1795–1817), was the dominant figure in the established order of CT. He was born in Northampton, MA, a descendant of John Dwight who came from Dedham, England, in 1635 and settled in Dedham, MA, and the grandson of Jonathan Edwards, the great theologian of American Puritanism.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Hope, or congregation, of the Lord.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly southeastern)
English (mainly southeastern) : variant of Hook (in the occupational or topographic and habitational senses), with the addition of the agent suffix -er.Congregational clergyman Thomas Hooker (1586?–1647) sailed from England with John Cotton and Samuel Stone and arrived in Boston in 1633. He led the 1635 migration of most of his congregation to Hartford in the Connecticut Valley. Thomas is the earliest known entrant, but the name Hooker is common and was also introduced independently by others during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city of Worcester, named from Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (Latin castra ‘legionary camp’) + a British tribal name of uncertain origin.Rev. William Worcester emigrated from England and settled in Salisbury, MA, before 1638. He had many prominent descendants, including Noah Worcester (b. 1758) and Samuel Worcester (b. 1770), both NH Congregational clergymen, and Joseph Emerson Worcester (1784–1865), a noted lexicographer, geographer, and historian.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Assemblies, congregations.
Girl/Female
Biblical
The congregation of God.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Congregation.
Girl/Female
Biblical
A whole, a congregation.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Hope, a little line, congregation.
Surname or Lastname
English (also common in Wales)
English (also common in Wales) : patronymic from Edward.One of the earliest American bearers of this very common English surname was William Edwards, the son of Rev. Richard Edwards, a London clergyman in the age of Elizabeth I, who came to New England about 1640. His descendant Jonathan (1703–58), of East Windsor, CT, was a prominent Congregational clergyman whose New England theology led to the first Great Awakening, a great religious revival.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Associating with holy congregation
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a patronymic from the medieval personal name Nel or Neal (see Nelson).Possibly a variant of German Neils, a derivative of the personal name Cornelius.John Niles from England was known to have been in Dorchester, MA, as early as 1634 before putting down roots in Braintree, MA, where his grandson Samuel was a Congregational clergyman for many years.
Girl/Female
Sikh
Elixir obtained from holy congregation
Girl/Female
Biblical
Hope, a congregation, a line, a rule.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : occupational name for a falconer, Middle High German vakenoere. In medieval times falconry was a sport practised only by the nobility; it was the task of the falconer to look after the birds and train young ones.English : variant spelling of Faulkner.Daniel Falckner (1666–c.1745), German Lutheran pastor and agent for the Frankfurt Land Company, founded the first German Lutheran congregation in America.
Surname or Lastname
English (Northumbria)
English (Northumbria) : occupational name for a breeder or keeper of horses, from Old English stÅd ‘stud’ or stott ‘inferior kind of horse’ + hierde ‘herdsman’, ‘keeper’. There is a difficulty in deriving this name from Old English stÅd in that stud is not recorded in the sense ‘collection of horses bred by one person’ until the 17th century; before that it denoted a place where horses were kept for breeding, but that sense does not combine naturally with ‘herdsman’.The Stoddard family of Boston, MA, was introduced by Anthony Stoddard (1600–1686), who settled there in 1639. Solomon Stoddard (1643–1728/9) was a prominent Congregational clergyman in MA, the grandfather of Jonathan Edwards, and progenitor of many noted descendants.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly central and northern England)
English (chiefly central and northern England) : variant of Holme.Scottish : probably a habitational name from Holmes near Dundonald, or from a place so called in the barony of Inchestuir.Scottish and Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thomáis, Mac Thómais (see McComb). In part of western Ireland, Holmes is a variant of Cavish (from Gaelic Mac Thámhais, another patronymic from Thomas).John Holmes came from England to Woodstock, CT, in 1686. His descendants include the Congregational clergyman and historian Abiel Holmes, born 1763 in Woodstock, and Abiel’s son Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809–94).
Girl/Female
Biblical
The congregation of God.
Boy/Male
Sikh
Meditation in congregation
CONGREGATION
CONGREGATION
Girl/Female
Indian
Eloquent
Boy/Male
English American Biblical
rules by the spear.
Girl/Female
French, German, Latin
Wanderer
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places named Kingsford, for example in Essex, Devon, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire. The name ostensibly means ‘the king’s ford’, but the one in Worcestershire is named as Cēningaford ‘ford of Cēna’s people’.
Boy/Male
Indian
Instruction
Girl/Female
Muslim
Daughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Lord of Wheel
Girl/Female
Italian Latin
Hard working.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Belongs to the Lord; Lordly
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Loveable; Cute; Life is Beautiful
CONGREGATION
CONGREGATION
CONGREGATION
CONGREGATION
CONGREGATION
n.
One who prepares homilies; one who preaches to a congregation.
n.
A congregation of cardinals, established in 1622, charged with the management of missions.
n.
A book published yearly; any annual report or summary of the statistics or facts of a year, designed to be used as a reference book; as, the Congregational Yearbook.
n.
A body of cardinals or other ecclesiastics to whom as intrusted some department of the church business; as, the Congregation of the Propaganda, which has charge of the missions of the Roman Catholic Church.
a.
Of or pertaining to a congregation; conducted, or participated in, by a congregation; as, congregational singing.
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One of a religious congregation of the Roman Catholic Church devoted to the improvement of Armenians.
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the name assumed by the Protestant party under John Knox. The leaders called themselves (1557) Lords of the Congregation.
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One who belongs to a Congregational church or society; one who holds to Congregationalism.
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Belonging to the system of Congregationalism, or to Congregationalist; holding to the faith and polity of Congregationalism; as, a Congregational church.
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The whole body of the Jewish people; -- called also Congregation of the Lord.
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A congregation or assembly of Jews met for the purpose of worship, or the performance of religious rites.
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A society; a congregation; a worshiping assembly, or church, esp. of the Brahmo-somaj.
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A congregation in the early Christian church.
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A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast, or of a person in distress, anger, mirth, etc., or of a noisy congregation.
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A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonius meeting.
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The faith and polity of the Congregational churches, taken collectively.
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A member of the Congregation of Saint Maur, an offshoot of the Benedictines, originating in France in the early part of the seventeenth century. The Maurists have been distinguished for their interest in literature.
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A congregation; also, formerly, the Lord's Supper.
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The written precept of a superior in a religious order or congregation to a subject.
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A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.