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Recent Examples of congregant
Kol Shofar purchased 1,200 plots in the cemetery in 1989 and has been selling them back over time to congregants.
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Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
These congregants come almost exclusively from Latin America, many having arrived recently from places such as Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
—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
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Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
These congregants come almost exclusively from Latin America, many having arrived recently from places such as Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregant
Noun
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The matter has sparked debate among local churchgoers.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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Read Next National Most regular churchgoers — except one group — back Trump, survey finds.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
Noun
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The North Charles Street resident was a communicant of St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church, 740 N. Calvert Street, where a Memorial Mass will be offered at 1 p.m. June 3, with interment in Arlington National Cemetery.—
Frederick N. Rasmussen,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2023
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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.—
Caleb Crain,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2021
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“Congregant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congregant. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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