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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Progressive Christian leaders are also encouraging congregants to use their faith as the basis for their social justice activism. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

While attending service at his Methodist church in Columbia last Sunday, Parmley says a politically conservative congregant turned to him and asked who Republicans might nominate to replace Graham. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026

But nearly all of the congregants had ended up here, thousands of miles from home, because of Jim Jones. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 14 July 2026

Monday will mark eight weeks since authorities say two teens, apparently radicalized by hate online, stormed the Islamic Center of San Diego and killed three congregants, including a security guard who engaged them in a gunfight. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above