The difference between Congregation and People

When used as nouns, congregation means the act of congregating or collecting together, whereas people means .

People is also verb with the meaning: to stock with people or inhabitants.

check bellow for the other definitions of Congregation and People

  1. Congregation as a noun:

    The act of congregating or collecting together.

  2. Congregation as a noun:

    A gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsory form).

  3. Congregation as a noun:

    A Roman Congregation, a main department of the Vatican administration of the Catholic church.

  4. Congregation as a noun:

    A corporate body whose members gather for worship, or the members of such a body.

  5. Congregation as a noun:

    Any large gathering of people.

  6. Congregation as a noun:

    A group of eagles.

  7. Congregation as a noun (UK, Oxford University):

    The main body of university staff, comprising academics, administrative staff, heads of colleges, etc.

  1. People as a noun:

    ; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.

    Examples:

    "Why do so many people commit suicide?"

  2. People as a noun (countable):

    Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc; folk; a community.

  3. People as a noun:

    A group of persons regarded as being employees, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler.

  4. People as a noun:

    One's colleagues or employees.

  5. People as a noun:

    A person's ancestors, relatives or family.

    Examples:

    "My people lived through the Black Plague and the Thirty Years War."

  6. People as a noun:

    The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.

  7. People as a noun:

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  1. People as a verb (transitive):

    To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.

  2. People as a verb (intransitive):

    To become populous or populated.

  3. People as a verb (transitive):

    To inhabit; to occupy; to populate.

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