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Recent Examples of churchgoer
Though the most passionate fans are Christian, or strongly religious, about 30% to 40% of its audience are not churchgoers or traditional believers in Christianity, Jenkins said.
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Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Officials said Liberto sent an email threatening to cause mass causalities among churchgoers.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
Just as the voting patterns of those who were raised Catholic but do not practice the faith differ from those of regular churchgoers, there is a wide gap between different denominations ...
—Philip Klein, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024
On Saturday, tens of thousands of Christian churchgoers, military veterans and other mostly older people occupied the main boulevard in central Seoul, many sitting in neat rows of plastic chairs, holding signs that called for Mr. Yoon’s reinstatement.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025
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Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Officials said Liberto sent an email threatening to cause mass causalities among churchgoers.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
Just as the voting patterns of those who were raised Catholic but do not practice the faith differ from those of regular churchgoers, there is a wide gap between different denominations ...
—Philip Klein, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024
On Saturday, tens of thousands of Christian churchgoers, military veterans and other mostly older people occupied the main boulevard in central Seoul, many sitting in neat rows of plastic chairs, holding signs that called for Mr. Yoon’s reinstatement.
—Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for churchgoer
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The North Charles Street resident was a communicant of St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church, 740 N. Calvert Street, where a Memorial Mass will be offered at 1 p.m. June 3, with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.—
Frederick N. Rasmussen,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2023
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Simon—five years older and strikingly beautiful—works as a political consultant for high-minded left-wing politicians, is a communicant in the Roman Catholic Church, and has considered joining the priesthood.—
Caleb Crain,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2021
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Perhaps the biggest blow came in 2021, when a multimillion-dollar deal to build an office tower by the Marble Collegiate Church in NoMad fell through after its development partner went bankrupt — a debacle many congregants blamed for the institution’s current financial issues.—
Téa Kvetenadze,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2025
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While many Floridians awoke Sunday morning to prepare for Easter Mass, followed by egg hunts and festive dinners, a few dozen congregants from a Liberty City church headed to the beach for an early morning baptism.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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There is a certain irony in that nearly all those cited were people of Christian faith — in order of appearance: practicing Catholic; passionate theist; committed Church of Scotland; and lifelong Lutheran.—
Denis Alexander,
Washington Post,
17 Mar. 2023
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This doesn't mean that more atheist societies are worse than more theist societies (e.g., Estonia vs. Romania).—
Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
20 Sep. 2011
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“Churchgoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/churchgoer. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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