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Recent Examples of communicant
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.
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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
Then the procession begins to form, beginning with the crucifer and growing to include banner-carriers, flower girls, and first communicants.
—Sarah Schutte, National Review, 22 June 2019
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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
Then the procession begins to form, beginning with the crucifer and growing to include banner-carriers, flower girls, and first communicants.
—Sarah Schutte, National Review, 22 June 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicant
Noun
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No churchgoers were injured, and the local fire department quickly put out the flame.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Aug. 2025
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An Islamic State affiliate killed more than 40 churchgoers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region already beset by government clashes with a separate rebel group.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
28 July 2025
Noun
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The virus claimed the lives of friends and congregants — and, most painfully, his twin sister.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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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
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“Communicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communicant. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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