congregant
noun
con·gre·gant
ˈkäŋ-gri-gənt 
: one who congregates
specifically
: a member of a congregation
Examples of congregant in a Sentence
A small number of congregants had assembled for Midnight Mass.
The church depends on the financial support of its congregants.
Recent Examples on the Web
The tour is guided by congregants who studied this history for months.
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Rick Rojas, New York Times, 9 May 2024
Immediately, a church congregant runs up behind the armed suspect, tackles him and Germany and another churchgoer help disarm the suspect on the ground.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
The program moved medically vulnerable people from the streets and congregant shelters into empty hotel and motel rooms in an effort to isolate them and reduce their risk of contracting COVID-19.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 7 May 2024
Additionally, there is a blessing of baskets containing foods that congregants abstained from during Lent.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2024
On loan to 19 Southern California temples, the scrolls were displayed after a ceremony that offered congregants from each synagogue messages about hope, history, and heartache.
—Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register, 17 Apr. 2024
That means churches started to lose their congregants; businesses began to leave; community centers, parks, and other public institutions were not maintained; schools were underfunded.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Black congregants’ dismay at President Biden’s posture on the war could imperil his re-election bid.
—Maya King, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2024
The congregants met at people’s houses until their first synagogue, Broadway Street Temple, was built at Sixth and Broadway streets in 1836.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2024
Rick Rojas, New York Times, 9 May 2024
Immediately, a church congregant runs up behind the armed suspect, tackles him and Germany and another churchgoer help disarm the suspect on the ground.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
The program moved medically vulnerable people from the streets and congregant shelters into empty hotel and motel rooms in an effort to isolate them and reduce their risk of contracting COVID-19.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 7 May 2024
Additionally, there is a blessing of baskets containing foods that congregants abstained from during Lent.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2024
On loan to 19 Southern California temples, the scrolls were displayed after a ceremony that offered congregants from each synagogue messages about hope, history, and heartache.
—Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register, 17 Apr. 2024
That means churches started to lose their congregants; businesses began to leave; community centers, parks, and other public institutions were not maintained; schools were underfunded.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Black congregants’ dismay at President Biden’s posture on the war could imperil his re-election bid.
—Maya King, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2024
The congregants met at people’s houses until their first synagogue, Broadway Street Temple, was built at Sixth and Broadway streets in 1836.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 21 Jan. 2024
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“Congregant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congregant. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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