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Recent Examples of congregant
Over the course of five years of research into Jonestown, the author has discovered countless examples of widowed or divorced Black women who found safety and comfort within the Temple and among fellow congregants.
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Sarah Rex, JSTOR Daily, 20 Aug. 2025
Aparicio is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, or ELCA, in Waukesha and ministers to about 55 Spanish-speaking congregants.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
And as the bodies start to pile up, the good rabbi and his spouse, Hindy (Alona Tal; Burn Notice), must learn to protect themselves for the sake of their family and congregants, one of whom is a Holocaust survivor (Christopher Lloyd; Back to the Future).
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Decrees excusing certain individuals from Mass are generally issued on much smaller scales, giving certain congregants a pass because of issues like illness or natural disasters, Hoover said.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Sarah Rex, JSTOR Daily, 20 Aug. 2025
Aparicio is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, or ELCA, in Waukesha and ministers to about 55 Spanish-speaking congregants.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
And as the bodies start to pile up, the good rabbi and his spouse, Hindy (Alona Tal; Burn Notice), must learn to protect themselves for the sake of their family and congregants, one of whom is a Holocaust survivor (Christopher Lloyd; Back to the Future).
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Decrees excusing certain individuals from Mass are generally issued on much smaller scales, giving certain congregants a pass because of issues like illness or natural disasters, Hoover said.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregant
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
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The North Charles Street resident was a communicant of St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church, 740 N. Calvert Street, where a Memorial Mass will be offered at 1 p.m. June 3, with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.—
Frederick N. Rasmussen,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2023
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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
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“Congregant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregant. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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