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Recent Examples of churchgoer
Linda herself grew up in a mixed Anglican-Catholic home but wasn’t a steady churchgoer.
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Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Read Next National Most regular churchgoers — except one group — back Trump, survey finds.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
About 200 people attended the service, Gartland said, including many who aren’t regular churchgoers at Blackhawk.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
At the end of every service, churchgoers would pray at the altar to receive the Holy Spirit.
—Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
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Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Read Next National Most regular churchgoers — except one group — back Trump, survey finds.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
About 200 people attended the service, Gartland said, including many who aren’t regular churchgoers at Blackhawk.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
At the end of every service, churchgoers would pray at the altar to receive the Holy Spirit.
—Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for churchgoer
Noun
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The North Charles Street resident was a communicant of St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church, 740 N. Calvert Street, where a Memorial Mass will be offered at 1 p.m. June 3, with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.—
Frederick N. Rasmussen,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2023
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Simon—five years older and strikingly beautiful—works as a political consultant for high-minded left-wing politicians, is a communicant in the Roman Catholic Church, and has considered joining the priesthood.—
Caleb Crain,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2021
Noun
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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.—
Andrew E. Kramer,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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Neo-Nazis also distributed antisemitic literature to congregants at a synagogue.—
Nate Rau,
Axios,
6 Jan. 2025
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There is a certain irony in that nearly all those cited were people of Christian faith — in order of appearance: practicing Catholic; passionate theist; committed Church of Scotland; and lifelong Lutheran.—
Denis Alexander,
Washington Post,
17 Mar. 2023
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This doesn't mean that more atheist societies are worse than more theist societies (e.g., Estonia vs. Romania).—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
20 Sep. 2011
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“Churchgoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churchgoer. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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