simple past tense and past participle of gather
"The villagers gathered in the town square to celebrate the harvest festival."
In plain English: To gather means to bring separate things together into one group or place.
"We gathered all our friends at the park for the picnic."
focused, centered, achieving a state of shared mysticism.
"The devotees gathered in a tight circle, their intense silence creating an atmosphere of shared mysticism as they awaited the dawn ritual."
In plain English: Gathered means being collected together into one group or place.
"The gathered clouds made everyone worry about an approaching storm."
Usage: Use this adjective to describe people who are intensely united in spiritual focus or collective belief rather than physically assembled. It implies an internal alignment toward a common mystical experience instead of merely being crowded together.