congregant

noun

con·gre·gant ˈkäŋ-gri-gənt

Synonyms of congregant

: 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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Wilkoski said the materials for the original church demonstrated the resourcefulness of the congregants, who likely included carpenters with the skills necessary to build the church. — Nancy Jiang, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 The reconstruction of one of the nation's oldest Black churches, where congregants gathered in secret before building a meeting house in Virginia, was celebrated Friday. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 Start of a movement Tensions came to a head in late 1824, when 47 male congregants petitioned leaders at their synagogue, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, to change the liturgy. — Ashley Walters, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 The congregants did not know that a man police say was driven by hatred had allegedly arrived with weapons and the capacity to cause mass casualties. — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for congregant

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of congregant was in 1886

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