Members of the congregation were superstitious and gossiped about the veil that Mr. Hooper wore that hid his face. They sent a group of impertinent people and busybodies to ask him about the veil but they left when they became faint-hearted.
When the congregation sends a group of people to ask Mr. Hooper about his veil in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Minister's Black Veil," he refuses to remove the veil or explain its significance. This leads to gossip and speculation among the townspeople, deepening the mystery and symbolizing the way in which individual sin and guilt can isolate a person from society.
A congregation is a group of people; i.e. the church had a large congregation.
The noun 'congregation' is a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a group of people or animals.The noun 'congregation' is a standard collective noun for:a congregation of churchgoersa congregation of crocodilesa congregation of eaglesa congregation of magpiesa congregation of peoplea congregation of ploversa congregation of rooksa congregation of starlingsa congregation of worshipers
I don't know if there is a word that refers to a small group of people at a church, but I do know that a group of people at a church if you are referring to everyone in the church as a whole would be called a congregation.
They are the congregation.
The group of people in the church are called a congregation.
Congregation?
A group of people.
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A congregation.
A group of people in a church is called the congregation. They may also be divided into a dioceses or council, depending on the order to which they belong. The congregation often calls themselves the Church Family.
No. Congregation is the group of people that meet at Church for Mass.
Religious Congregation