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retreatant

[ ri-treet-nt ]
/ rɪˈtrit nt /
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noun

a person who takes part in a religious retreat.

Nearby words

  1. retrally,
  2. retransmission,
  3. retread,
  4. retreat,
  5. retreat from reality,
  6. retreatism,
  7. retrench,
  8. retrenchment,
  9. retrial,
  10. retribute

Origin of retreatant

First recorded in 1875–80; retreat + -ant
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Examples from the Web for retreatant

  • Then they told him that a retreatant would communicate and he answered 'Just so, I shall communicate him.'

    En Route|J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans