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Preferred term

religious congregations  

Definition

  • A religious congregation, as a voluntary association, is an assembly of people organized together for the purpose of religious worship, religious education, and other faith-based activities. Those involved typically reside in relatively close geographic proximity and share common religious beliefs, rituals, and ideologies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World; Congregations, Religious]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-CFMDLK4Z-S

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