congregant

[ kong-gri-guhnt ]

/ ˈkɒŋ grɪ gənt /

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noun

a person who is part of a congregation: The voices of the congregants were raised in prayer.

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Origin of congregant

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

Words nearby congregant

congratulant, congratulate, congratulation, congratulations, congratulatory, congregant, congregate, congregate housing, congregation, congregational, Congregational Church

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How to use congregant in a sentence

Shaffer first started making the hats in 2006 at her church, after a labor and delivery nurse enlisted congregants to make newborn hats.
In her spare time, this 90-year-old makes hats for newborns. So far, she’s made 11,000 of them.|Sydney Page|July 2, 2021|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.
San Pasqual Academy Is Still Fighting for Its Life|Kayla Jimenez|May 10, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Carter reassured his congregants that the vaccine would offer a way of eventually reuniting with family.
Counties at Highest Risk for COVID Harm Often Have Lowest Vaccination Rates|by Ryan Gabrielson|April 30, 2021|ProPublica
When O’Connor attended church soon after the show premiered, fellow congregants hissed him.
How a Foulmouthed Bigot Named Archie Bunker Charmed—and Changed—America|Daniel S. Levy|February 9, 2021|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.
Evangelicals are looking for answers online. They’re finding QAnon instead.|Abby Ohlheiser|August 26, 2020|MIT Technology Review
This result is a change in the relationship between state and citizen, producer and consumer, priest and congregant.
Four Principles for a Libertarian National Security State|Nick Gillespie|September 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He welcomes the comparisons to his congregant, but is reluctant to take all the credit.
Pawlenty’s Pastor Problem|McKay Coppins|July 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
How these followed from "the congregant nature of the loadstone can be seen when the effusion of forms has been considered."
The Natural Philosophy of William Gilbert and His Predecessors|W. James King
You have no right to a voice at all; as the Chancellor has reminded us, you are not even a Yahid, a congregant.
The King of Schnorrers|Israel Zangwill

British Dictionary definitions for congregant

congregant

/ (ˈkɒŋɡrɪɡənt) /

noun

a member of a congregation, esp a Jewish congregation

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