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Recent Examples of congregant
In 2012 and 2013, Uberoi, a white British Pentecostal Christian, attended services at the Dublin church and interviewed leaders and congregants.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 12 June 2025
Already in the first episode, in her very first interaction with a congregant, Léa has to defend one of the most primitive forms of religious practice: circumcision.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 June 2025
Despite rising community support, from local congregants to offers of amicus assistance nationwide, reactions remain mixed within the New Jersey town.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
In many places with priest shortages, women increasingly do the work of ministering to congregants.
—Motoko Rich, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 12 June 2025
Already in the first episode, in her very first interaction with a congregant, Léa has to defend one of the most primitive forms of religious practice: circumcision.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 June 2025
Despite rising community support, from local congregants to offers of amicus assistance nationwide, reactions remain mixed within the New Jersey town.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
In many places with priest shortages, women increasingly do the work of ministering to congregants.
—Motoko Rich, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregant
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Walton, who is now a strategic organizer at progressive advocacy organization Roots Action, said Adams will likely try to Black churchgoers, who tend to vote at high rates, pointing to her Buffalo race.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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The man had on a tactical vest and carried the two firearms but was quickly confronted and was not only fatally shot but also hit by a driver and a churchgoer, the chief said.—
Viola Flowers,
NBC news,
23 June 2025
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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 19 Jul. 2025.
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