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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In conversations with other churches and their leaders, Lewis said, elders determined that holding two services on Sundays allows congregants to attend one and serve at the other.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
These encounters had convinced Beyer that many congregants were wrestling with how to square their sympathy for Jewish Israelis with the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
In his email, Burkett also linked a newsletter from Rabbi Dov Schochet, a rabbi and teacher at Orthodox synogogue, the Shul of Bal Harbour, to congregants regarding the religious rules around voting during Passover holiday.
—Lauren Costantino
march 30, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The push coincides with an emerging Christian subculture, from churches allowing congregants to tithe with digital coins to blogs promoting bitcoin as biblically sound.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
These encounters had convinced Beyer that many congregants were wrestling with how to square their sympathy for Jewish Israelis with the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
In his email, Burkett also linked a newsletter from Rabbi Dov Schochet, a rabbi and teacher at Orthodox synogogue, the Shul of Bal Harbour, to congregants regarding the religious rules around voting during Passover holiday.
—Lauren Costantino
march 30, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The push coincides with an emerging Christian subculture, from churches allowing congregants to tithe with digital coins to blogs promoting bitcoin as biblically sound.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
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 6 Apr. 2026.
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