congregation

英[kɒŋgrɪ'geɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,kɑŋɡrɪ'ɡeʃən]

1. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

2. an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together;

"a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph"

"a great congregation of birds flew over"

3. the act of congregating