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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This stellar, utterly assured debut about the larger-than-life father and son about whom all congregants of the Seven Seals M.B. Church orbit simply crackles on the sentence level.
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The rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered outdoors in secret before constructing a wooden meetinghouse in Virginia, started Thursday with a ceremonial groundbreaking.
—Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Shields previously served a pastor at a church in Avon, often meeting congregants at a Panera or Starbucks rather than in his office.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 15 May 2025
Around 1983, a Sunday school teacher and founding member of Eastland began hearing complaints from congregants who said Campbell touched girls inappropriately.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 12 May 2025
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july 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
The rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered outdoors in secret before constructing a wooden meetinghouse in Virginia, started Thursday with a ceremonial groundbreaking.
—Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Shields previously served a pastor at a church in Avon, often meeting congregants at a Panera or Starbucks rather than in his office.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 15 May 2025
Around 1983, a Sunday school teacher and founding member of Eastland began hearing complaints from congregants who said Campbell touched girls inappropriately.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for congregant
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“Congregant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congregant. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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