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
  • 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
  • While attending service at his Methodist church in Columbia last Sunday, Parmley says a politically conservative congregant turned to him and asked who Republicans might nominate to replace Graham.
    Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
  • Sheikh Haque was tackled by a congregant inside the Muslim Center of New York on Geranium Ave.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026

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“Communicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communicant. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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