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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicant
Noun
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Harrel Braddy, the man who dumped a 5-year-old girl in the Everglades to be eaten by alligators, was known by family, neighbors and fellow churchgoers as a generous family man.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2026
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Investigators say Sanford drove his truck into the church on McCandlish Road and exited his truck, firing several rounds from an assault rifle at churchgoers before setting the church on fire.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The arson attack, which burnt out the synagogue’s library and destroyed two of its Torahs, was not the first time that Beth Israel’s congregants were faced with the task of rebuilding.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2026
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The flames then moved toward the sanctuary, where congregants worshipped.—
Jason Carroll,
CNN Money,
18 Jan. 2026
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