Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who congregates, especially a member of a group of people gathered for religious worship.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of a congregation or assembly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A member of a
congregation
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of a congregation (especially that of a church or synagogue)
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Examples
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At midnight, I decided to call a congregant of mine in California, where it was three o’clock in the afternoon.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Stories of Faith Jack Canfield 2008
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At midnight, I decided to call a congregant of mine in California, where it was three o’clock in the afternoon.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Stories of Faith Jack Canfield 2008
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The new four-track EP by Mr. John Darnielle is now up for sale as a digital download at satanicmessiah. com and is available at three different price points / levels of worship: "congregant," "devotee" and, the highest of the three, "acolyte."
! Exclaim.ca - News 2008
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In place of a crucifix, the wall behind the altar bears a painted multicolor tribute to what one congregant calls “the upward progress of black people throughout the world.”
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Beth Emet also opened the first soup kitchen in Evanston, which is run entirely by congregant volunteers.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Benjamin, another Mexican congregant, notes that “the Americans sometimes feel more in the minority than the majority” at the parish.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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“Being a member of Beth Emet has allowed me to live out my sense of Jewish identity by working on social justice issues with talented and committed people,” says one congregant.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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One congregant goes so far as to call OSL “the most conservative church in the world.”
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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One lifelong congregant remembers that OSL began “literally with twenty families,” and the original white wood-frame chapel was built “out in the country on a gravel road leading out of Houston.”
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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“Where is the outreach center again… is it downtown still?” one congregant asks another as they walk upstairs after Sunday services.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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