資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Westminster Assembly \West"min`ster As*sem"bly\
See under {Assembly}.
{Assembly room}, a room in which persons assemble, especially
for dancing.
{Unlawful assembly} (Law), a meeting of three or more persons
on a common plan, in such a way as to cause a reasonable
apprehension that they will disturb the peace
tumultuously.
{Westminster Assembly}, a convocation, consisting chiefly of
divines, which, by act of Parliament, assembled July 1,
1643, and remained in session some years. It framed the
``Confession of Faith,'' the ``Larger Catechism,'' and the
``Shorter Catechism,'' which are still received as
authority by Presbyterians, and are substantially accepted
by Congregationalists.
Syn: See {Assemblage}.