congregant

[kong-gri-guh nt]

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noun

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

Origin of congregant

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

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Related Words for congregant

devotee, votary, supplicant, adorer, churchgoer, communicant, congregant

Examples from the Web for congregant

Contemporary Examples of congregant

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
He welcomes the comparisons to his congregant, but is reluctant to take all the credit.
Pawlenty’s Pastor Problem
McKay Coppins
July 12, 2011

Historical Examples of congregant

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

noun

a member of a congregation, esp a Jewish congregation

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