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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MacArthur made news during the coronavirus pandemic for flouting Los Angeles County's health orders by holding indoor services for hundreds of congregants and refusing to enforce masking and physical-distancing requirements.
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CBS News, 15 July 2025
It’s been challenging to keep up to date on immigration news, and to drive around the Waukesha area to confirm or deny rumors of ICE arrests, and to be a stabilizing force for anxious congregants.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Then everyone learned that one of their own congregants had died in the flood.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
And church leaders will also likely face pressure from politically active congregants to endorse candidates, and have a harder time resisting it.
—Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, The Conversation, 11 July 2025
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CBS News, 15 July 2025
It’s been challenging to keep up to date on immigration news, and to drive around the Waukesha area to confirm or deny rumors of ICE arrests, and to be a stabilizing force for anxious congregants.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Then everyone learned that one of their own congregants had died in the flood.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
And church leaders will also likely face pressure from politically active congregants to endorse candidates, and have a harder time resisting it.
—Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, The Conversation, 11 July 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 30 Jul. 2025.
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