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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Ukrainian officials have said the restrictions were necessary, as some priests served as Russian spies or encouraged congregants to pray for the head of the Russian church, which has blessed the invasion.
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Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Neo-Nazis also distributed antisemitic literature to congregants at a synagogue.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
On a rainy Sunday morning, a man dressed in all black entered a Virginia church through the back door as congregants were gathered for a service that was in session, according to court documents.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Majors says congregants flooded to services dressed in their finest and crowded into the pale wood pews.
—Buffy Gorrilla, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
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Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Neo-Nazis also distributed antisemitic literature to congregants at a synagogue.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
On a rainy Sunday morning, a man dressed in all black entered a Virginia church through the back door as congregants were gathered for a service that was in session, according to court documents.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Majors says congregants flooded to services dressed in their finest and crowded into the pale wood pews.
—Buffy Gorrilla, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for congregant
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“Congregant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congregant. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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