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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.
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Caleb Crain,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2021
The longtime resident of Sherwood Road in Ruxton was an active communicant at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, serving as a vestry member, junior warden and stewardship chair.
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Frederick N. Rasmussen,
baltimoresun.com,
21 Feb. 2021
Although each of us communes the Body and Blood of Christ, the invisible microbes that may enter our mouths from the previous communicant are harmless.
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Christina Capatides,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2020
Alfred was a longtime communicant of Church of the Assumption.
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courant.com,
4 Sep. 2019
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Caleb Crain,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2021
The longtime resident of Sherwood Road in Ruxton was an active communicant at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, serving as a vestry member, junior warden and stewardship chair.
—
Frederick N. Rasmussen,
baltimoresun.com,
21 Feb. 2021
Although each of us communes the Body and Blood of Christ, the invisible microbes that may enter our mouths from the previous communicant are harmless.
—
Christina Capatides,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2020
Alfred was a longtime communicant of Church of the Assumption.
—
courant.com,
4 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicant
Noun
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Sutton points to, among other factors, a gap between the progressive stances adopted by mainline clergy and the more conservative views of the average mainline churchgoer.
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Nicholas Shrum, a doctoral student researching Latter-day Saint identity in America, says that some historians point out that Washington was an Anglican and not a weekly churchgoer.
Noun
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Sheikh Haque was tackled by a congregant inside the Muslim Center of New York on Geranium Ave.
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Seemingly unperturbed by Israel’s presence were the congregants who gathered Wednesday for Ashura.
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“Communicant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communicant. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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