congregant

noun

con·​gre·​gant ˈkäŋ-gri-gənt How to pronounce congregant (audio)
: 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. 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

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of congregant was in 1886

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“Congregant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congregant. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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