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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Its employees are some of its most devoted congregants.
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Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
After services, buses took congregants straight to early polling places.
—Colleen Long, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
The pandemic required major changes in how religious services were conducted, with many congregants missing out on face-to-face contact and the community spirit of singing and praying together.
—Autumn Alvarez, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
In the film Between Two Temples, released last month, a retired music teacher in upstate New York undergoes bat mitzvah preparations in late adulthood, mirroring real-life rituals in the Jewish tradition offered to older congregants at certain synagogues.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2024
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Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
After services, buses took congregants straight to early polling places.
—Colleen Long, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
The pandemic required major changes in how religious services were conducted, with many congregants missing out on face-to-face contact and the community spirit of singing and praying together.
—Autumn Alvarez, The Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2024
In the film Between Two Temples, released last month, a retired music teacher in upstate New York undergoes bat mitzvah preparations in late adulthood, mirroring real-life rituals in the Jewish tradition offered to older congregants at certain synagogues.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Congregant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congregant. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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