communicant
noun
com·mu·ni·cant
kə-ˈmyü-ni-kənt 
1
: a church member entitled to receive Communion
broadly
: a member of a fellowship
2
: one that communicates
specifically
: informant
communicant
adjective
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He was a communicant of Holy Cross Church.
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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
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.
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The longtime resident of Sherwood Road in Ruxton was an active communicant at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, serving as a vestry member, junior warden and stewardship chair.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 21 Feb. 2021
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2025
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
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
The longtime resident of Sherwood Road in Ruxton was an active communicant at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, serving as a vestry member, junior warden and stewardship chair.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 21 Feb. 2021
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“Communicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communicant. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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communicant
noun
com·mu·ni·cant
kə-ˈmyü-ni-kənt
1
: a person who takes Communion : a church member
2
: a person who communicates
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