congregant

[ kong-gri-guhnt ]

noun

1. a person who is part of a congregation:

   The voices of the congregants were raised in prayer.

congregant

/ ˈkɒŋɡrɪɡənt /

noun

1. a member of a congregation, esp a Jewish congregation

Word History and Origins

Origin of congregant¹

First recorded in 1885–90; congreg(ate) + -ant

Example Sentences

Shaffer first started making the hats in 2006 at her church, after a labor and delivery nurse enlisted congregants to make newborn hats.

From Washington Post

They don’t believe it’s fair that the facility is categorized the same way as a group home or congregant care facility.

From Voice of San Diego

Carter reassured his congregants that the vaccine would offer a way of eventually reuniting with family.

From ProPublica

When O’Connor attended church soon after the show premiered, fellow congregants hissed him.

From Time

Pastors and congregants disagree all the time, and Frailey doesn’t want to be the sort of Christian leader whom people feel afraid to challenge.

From MIT Technology Review

This result is a change in the relationship between state and citizen, producer and consumer, priest and congregant.

From The Daily Beast

He welcomes the comparisons to his congregant, but is reluctant to take all the credit.

From The Daily Beast

How these followed from "the congregant nature of the loadstone can be seen when the effusion of forms has been considered."

From Project Gutenberg

You have no right to a voice at all; as the Chancellor has reminded us, you are not even a Yahid, a congregant.

From Project Gutenberg