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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These congregants come almost exclusively from Latin America, many having arrived recently from places such as Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2025
Jesus loved all and extended a hand to everyone, but in many of these countries, extending a hand to a LGBTQ neighbor or congregant would land you in jail.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
The church is on the National Register of Historic Places and was organized by 73 formerly enslaved congregants.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Similarly, the challengers in the ICE enforcement case assert that DHS was required to, but did not, explain its change after 30 years of congregants relying on places of worship as a refuge from ICE operations.
—Christina Gatti, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
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Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2025
Jesus loved all and extended a hand to everyone, but in many of these countries, extending a hand to a LGBTQ neighbor or congregant would land you in jail.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
The church is on the National Register of Historic Places and was organized by 73 formerly enslaved congregants.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Similarly, the challengers in the ICE enforcement case assert that DHS was required to, but did not, explain its change after 30 years of congregants relying on places of worship as a refuge from ICE operations.
—Christina Gatti, NPR, 8 Feb. 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 2 May. 2025.
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