communicant

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Recent Examples of communicant The longtime resident of Sherwood Road in Ruxton was an active communicant at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, serving as a vestry member, junior warden and stewardship chair. Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 21 Feb. 2021 Both the Archdiocese of Washington and the Diocese of Arlington have taken precautionary steps: removing holy water from fonts, asking communicants to receive it by hand, and limiting the distribution of the Precious Blood to just priests. Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner, 10 Mar. 2020 Although each of us communes the Body and Blood of Christ, the invisible microbes that may enter our mouths from the previous communicant are harmless. Christina Capatides, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2020 Alfred was a longtime communicant of Church of the Assumption. courant.com, 4 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for communicant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicant
Noun
  • Sutton points to, among other factors, a gap between the progressive stances adopted by mainline clergy and the more conservative views of the average mainline churchgoer.
    Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
  • Nicholas Shrum, a doctoral student researching Latter-day Saint identity in America, says that some historians point out that Washington was an Anglican and not a weekly churchgoer.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Another instance included allegedly hosing down a congregant’s car.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • This round includes $200,000 for Chabad of Poway, which in 2019 was the target of a gunman who stormed in and killed a congregant and injured three people, including a child, her uncle and a rabbi.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026

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“Communicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communicant. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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