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

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Etymology

Origin of congregant

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

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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

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

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025

While listening to a moving Mother’s Day church sermon in the early 1900s, congregant Sonora Smart Dodd thought of her father’s own commitment to family.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2024

“Some of the tower had collapsed, and plaster covered everything inside the church,” said 92-year-old Jan Arenz, who was a congregant at St. James’ in 1987.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2023

"You have no right to a voice at all; as the Chancellor has reminded us, you are not even a Yahid, a congregant."

From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Israel Zangwill

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