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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The virus claimed the lives of friends and congregants — and, most painfully, his twin sister.
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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
At the start of the church’s Sunday morning service, Pastor Micah Bourdess told congregants that those who were injured arerecovering.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2025
The psychedelics are offered at the beginning of weekly services by the religious leader, and then the congregants move into singing, chanting or prayer.
—Pardis Mahdavi, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2025
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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
At the start of the church’s Sunday morning service, Pastor Micah Bourdess told congregants that those who were injured arerecovering.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 1 Sep. 2025
The psychedelics are offered at the beginning of weekly services by the religious leader, and then the congregants move into singing, chanting or prayer.
—Pardis Mahdavi, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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