| Main Entry: | congregation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assembled group, especially concerned with church-going |
Synonyms: |
aggregation, assemblage, assembly, audience, churchgoers, collection, company, confab, crowd, disciples, flock, following, gathering, get-together, group, host, laity, meet, meeting, multitude, muster, parish, parishioners, public, sit-in, throng, turnout |
| Main Entry: | layperson |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amateur person, not trained in religious or other profession |
Synonyms: |
believer, dilettante, follower, laic, member, neophyte, nonprofessional, novice, outsider, parishioner, proselyte, recruit, secular |
Antonyms: |
minister, ordained, priest, professional, reverend |
| Main Entry: | parish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | congregation of a church |
Synonyms: |
archdiocese, bethel, church, churchgoers, community, flock*, fold*, parishioners, territory |
| Main Entry: | layman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amateur |
Synonyms: |
believer, dilettante, follower, laic, lay person, member, neophyte, nonprofessional, novice, outsider, parishioner, proselyte, recruit, secular |
Antonyms: |
professional |