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.
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The following landmarks were damaged or destroyed in the fires:
Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center
In a letter on its website, the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center told congregants its buildings were lost to the fire.
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Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Following the Big Easy massacre of one of their congregants, the mosque took to social media to instruct its members not to respond to the FBI if approached, and to instead direct all inquiries to CAIR.
—Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Rabbi Buchdahl assembled a Reform one with another rabbi from Central Synagogue and a congregant of theirs, my longtime friend Tali Farhadian Weinstein, an Iranian American Jew.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
John Reardon, 59, of Millis, Mass., faces up to 30 years in federal prison after admitting in court to calling two synagogues and a Jewish organization, threatening to bomb religious facilities and kill congregants, officials said.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Following the Big Easy massacre of one of their congregants, the mosque took to social media to instruct its members not to respond to the FBI if approached, and to instead direct all inquiries to CAIR.
—Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Rabbi Buchdahl assembled a Reform one with another rabbi from Central Synagogue and a congregant of theirs, my longtime friend Tali Farhadian Weinstein, an Iranian American Jew.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
John Reardon, 59, of Millis, Mass., faces up to 30 years in federal prison after admitting in court to calling two synagogues and a Jewish organization, threatening to bomb religious facilities and kill congregants, officials said.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Congregant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congregant. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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