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Recent Examples of congregant
How else to explain Christian ministers showing off their Rolls Royces while demanding that their congregants buy them $65 million jets... while people nod along and name universities in their honor?
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
However, these same leaders are typically silent in their beliefs and fail to share that understanding with their congregants, according to the study, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
Sun Sentinel After 31 years at B’nai Torah in Boca, Rabbi David Steinhardt is ready to retire
Steinhardt has made a point of connecting deeply with congregants during his 31 years at B’nai Torah Congregation in Boca Raton and 42 years in the rabbinate.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
In Black church, the testimony portion of the service allows congregants to stand before the community and speak openly about their struggles and triumphs.
—Mathew Holloway, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
However, these same leaders are typically silent in their beliefs and fail to share that understanding with their congregants, according to the study, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
Sun Sentinel After 31 years at B’nai Torah in Boca, Rabbi David Steinhardt is ready to retire
Steinhardt has made a point of connecting deeply with congregants during his 31 years at B’nai Torah Congregation in Boca Raton and 42 years in the rabbinate.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
In Black church, the testimony portion of the service allows congregants to stand before the community and speak openly about their struggles and triumphs.
—Mathew Holloway, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congregant
Noun
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Officials said Liberto sent an email threatening to cause mass causalities among churchgoers.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Just as the voting patterns of those who were raised Catholic but do not practice the faith differ from those of regular churchgoers, there is a wide gap between different denominations ...—
Philip Klein,
National Review,
21 Nov. 2024
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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 4 May. 2025.
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