a group of people assembled for religious worship
the singing of psalms by the whole congregation
(in the Roman Catholic Church) a permanent committee of the College of Cardinals
the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
a group of people obeying a common religious rule but under less solemn vows than members of the older religious orders
the sisters of the Congregation of Our Lady
a flock of plovers
this is a shorebird beach, with a congregation of plovers inhabiting it