congregant

noun

con·gre·gant ˈkäŋ-gri-gənt

: one who congregates

specifically : a member of a congregation

Examples of congregant in a Sentence

A small number of congregants had assembled for Midnight Mass. The church depends on the financial support of its congregants.

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Some states are beginning to put out guidelines aimed at helping faith leaders understand state and federal laws while ensuring their houses of worship remain accessible places for all congregants. —

Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025 Erica was a youth minister at The Worship Center church and organized activities for congregants. —

Willie J. Allen Jr., Orlando Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2025 However, the controversy fueled interest with churches booking out entire theaters for their congregants. —

Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025 Did Hawthorne base these characters on the Rev. Ephraim Avery and his young congregant Sarah Maria Cornell, whose gruesome death in 1832 in Fall River, 50 miles south of Boston, shocked all of New England? —

Liesl Schillinger, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for congregant