congregations是什么意思？

congregations

• n. （教堂里的）会众( congregation的名词复数 )，（从属某教堂并定期做礼拜的）教堂会众；

例句

• Liberal Christian denominations and congregations reject this view. 自由主义的基督徒名义上和集合上都拒绝这种观点.
• Went again to Amoy and preached to about 5 different congregations. (2月)7日再次到厦门,在5个不同的对圣会上传道.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT-COLL
  教堂会众
  The people who are attending a church service or who regularly attend a church service are referred to as the congregation .
  例句
  Most members of the congregation begin arriving a few minutes before services. 礼拜仪式开始前几分钟，大部分教堂会众陆续到来。