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

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.

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Although he didn’t provide specifics, Penate said the goal is to create lessons for local churches to politically mobilize congregants, similarly to how Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA mobilizes students on college campuses.

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Apollo CEO Marc Rowan was in the audience on a recent October weekend when Park Avenue Synagogue’s Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove told congregants that Mamdani posed “a danger” to New York’s Jews.

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But more than 350 congregants signed up to attend, submitting 82 questions—including one related to bird migration.

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For congregants it is a picture of a hidden church gradually becoming known as a force for good more than an enemy of the state.

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