communicant

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Recent Examples of communicant Nonetheless, the event’s atmosphere reliably turns Lincoln Center into a hive of cinematic energy, and the impatient desire that draws audiences through the doors provides a sense of like-minded communicants at the movie altar. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2025 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicant
Noun
  • One churchgoer, Erica Rahr, alleged that JP Miller expected Mica Miller to have sex four times a day.
    — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • He was ultimately taken to the ground and placed under a citizen’s arrest by that person and another churchgoer who rushed to help, the records show.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Before the service began, a congregant named Anita Harris ushered people to their seats.
    — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
  • On the second Sunday of this month, Kiara Jackson, a congregant at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, walked out during the service and recorded a viral video from inside her car attacking the pastor for inviting Donalds to speak during the service.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Communicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communicant. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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