congregant

Examples

• All

• Through the worship service, congregants participate in traditional rituals that mark life events.

  Academic text (2007)

• Not one of our new congregants, unfortunately, knows a single word of the prayers.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The love of a father for his children is different than the love of a husband for his wife, of a congregant for his God.

• That Sunday, there was no heat in the church, so the congregants constructed plastic walls to fight the cold and rain.

  Have a Little Faith (2011)

• "Hey, Jenkins," he greets the congregant who has come to meet him.

  Academic text (1994)

• In the morning, at precisely the appointed hour, Pyavka and I are the only congregants.

  Fiction book (1995)

• But were these leaders and their fellow congregants as Americanized as they were affluent?

  Academic text (1990)

• After every name was called, the congregants proclaimed their preferences: "morning," "afternoon," or "excused."

  Academic text (2004)

• The Quakers were active participants in antislavery movements and openly accepted black congregants.

  Academic text (2014)

• The music grows more ardent: drums beat, congregants clap rhythmically, women launch into an African-style descant.

  Academic text (2010)

Synonyms

P

parishioner

vscongregant

51 6.0

A person who belongs to and goes to a local church

is wider, applying to members of various religious groups beyond just a local community

C

church member

vscongregant

18 2.2

A person who regularly goes to church and is part of its community

is about membership across many faith communities rather than regular attendance only

C

churchgoer

vscongregant

14 3.2

A person who goes to church regularly

is for someone who formally belongs to a religious group, not just attending

How Regular

churchgoer

14 3.2

congregant

14 6.4

chapelgoer

• UK

8.6

visitor

908 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology