congregant

American  

[kong-gri-guhnt] / ˈkɒŋ grɪ gənt /

noun

1. a person who is part of a congregation.

   The voices of the congregants were raised in prayer.

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congregant British  

/ ˈkɒŋɡrɪɡənt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of congregant

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

Example Sentences

I acquired the whiteprint earlier this year from the Temple of the Arts Synagogue in Beverly Hills, into whose possession it had come by way of a friend of a congregant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

"It was just so unexpected," said the congregant, Paul Kirby.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

Eventually, most of the village’s 140 or so residents had to be evacuated to emergency congregant shelters.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2024

In a reality that residents of New Jersey and New York know all too well, congregant care facilities where the most vulnerable are housed, became vectors for the disease.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2023

Triennio vel quadriennio visitat illud Imperator, et cum multa gente nemus circumdat, canes emittuntur et aues, cum multo clamore, et feras congregant in medio nemoris, ad planiciem sibi sitam.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 08 Asia, Part I by Hakluyt, Richard