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kudde — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • congregation noun The group of people gathered for worship at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship.
  • drove noun A herd of animals being driven together, or a large moving crowd of people.
  • flock noun A group of birds, sheep, or other animals gathered or travelling together.
  • gregarious adjective Fond of company and naturally sociable, enjoying being among other people.
  • herd noun A large group of animals of one kind that live, feed, or move together.
  • mob noun A large, disorderly crowd, especially one acting in an unruly or aggressive way.
  • sheeple noun People who are perceived as conforming unquestioningly to authority or mainstream beliefs.

Senses

kudde is used for these senses in English:

  • congregation 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).
  • drove A cattle drive or the herd being driven by it; thus, a number of cattle driven to market or new pastures.
  • flock A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of sheep, but (dated) also used for goats, farmed animals, and a wide variety of animals.
  • gregarious (zoology) Of animals that travel in herds or packs.
  • mob (Australian Aboriginal) A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.
  • sheeple (derogatory, slang) People who unquestioningly accept as true whatever their political leaders say or who adopt popular opinion as their own without scrutiny.

congregation — full definition

  1. noun The group of people gathered for worship at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship.
  2. noun Any large gathering of people or things.

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