Definition of congregant
: one who congregates;
specifically
: a member of a congregation
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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 of congregant from the Web
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The Purpose Driven Life,’’ created a partnership between his Saddleback Church in California and the government of Rwanda that involved short mission trips by more than 2,000 congregants.
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The pastors who speak at those have nearly half an hour each to declaim, and the speakers bring many of their own congregants to the host church with them.
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In the tradition of both black and white southern folk preaching, ministers usually spoke extemporaneously to unlettered congregants, who expected the Spirit of God to impart messages of encouragement and hope.
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The Southern Baptist Convention connects some 47,000 Baptist churches across the U.S. and its territories, representing more than 15 million total congregants, the denomination’s website says.
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One of the congregants was able to grab Jones' gun.
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The suspect reportedly sent threatening messages to church members at 2:36 p.m. March 2, and the pastor was concerned with the safety of congregants.
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To his congregants, Savage had repented of the incident.
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Her Saturdays are spent making lunch for a church full of congregants at Grace Seventh-day Adventist Church on Prospect Avenue.
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First Known Use of congregant
1886
CONGREGANT Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of congregant for English Language Learners
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: a person who is part of a congregation : a person who is attending religious services or who regularly attends religious services
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