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Recent Examples of congregant
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.
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Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
An independent fundamentalist church in Indianapolis is doubling down on a sermon in which a lay preacher encouraged congregants to pray for the deaths of those who identify as LGBTQ+.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 4 July 2025
Mobile phones, once verboten in houses of worship, are being allowed in some as congregants increasingly turn to them to follow the scriptures, stay connected and even digitally drop money in the collection plate.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
All those ornate empty buildings with men in robes waving smoke around elderly congregants, preaching homilies with references to activities as quaint as shepherding and sowing, and praying to dead saints whose miracles are now forgotten or considered dubious.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 1 July 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
An independent fundamentalist church in Indianapolis is doubling down on a sermon in which a lay preacher encouraged congregants to pray for the deaths of those who identify as LGBTQ+.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 4 July 2025
Mobile phones, once verboten in houses of worship, are being allowed in some as congregants increasingly turn to them to follow the scriptures, stay connected and even digitally drop money in the collection plate.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
All those ornate empty buildings with men in robes waving smoke around elderly congregants, preaching homilies with references to activities as quaint as shepherding and sowing, and praying to dead saints whose miracles are now forgotten or considered dubious.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 1 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
Noun
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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 9 Sep. 2025.
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