Synonyms

congregant

American

[kong-gri-guhnt] / ˈkɒŋ grɪ gənt /

noun

a person who is part of a congregation.

The voices of the congregants were raised in prayer.

congregant British

/ ˈkɒŋɡrɪɡənt /

noun

a member of a congregation, esp a Jewish congregation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of congregant

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

Example Sentences

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congregant

One congregant, Chad Christiansen, 48, said he uses AI to make images for his youth nonprofit and is taking an agentic-AI course alongside Stetler himself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

GEO Group is currently fighting the City of Newark over the municipality’s right to require a certificate of occupancy and regular fire department inspections of the massive congregant care site.

From Salon ● May 30, 2026

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

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025

They are now being safely stored in the home of a congregant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025

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

From The Natural Philosophy of William Gilbert and His Predecessors by W. James King

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