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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Many congregants took out their phones to record the tribute.
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Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
At one station, congregants pick up a scallop shell, a physical reminder of the pilgrimage through life, and dip it in water and grains of sand.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Chondwe — who is affectionately called Pastor Billy by his congregants in Kitwe, Zambia — knows many people who are HIV positive.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
Born in London on May 3, 1991, Acutis began saying the rosary daily at around 5-and-a-half years old, his mother told congregants at the University of Mount Saint Vincent, in New York City.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
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Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
At one station, congregants pick up a scallop shell, a physical reminder of the pilgrimage through life, and dip it in water and grains of sand.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Chondwe — who is affectionately called Pastor Billy by his congregants in Kitwe, Zambia — knows many people who are HIV positive.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
Born in London on May 3, 1991, Acutis began saying the rosary daily at around 5-and-a-half years old, his mother told congregants at the University of Mount Saint Vincent, in New York City.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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