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communicant

/kəˈmjuːnɪkənt/

noun communicants

A person who receives (or is allowed to receive) the elements (i.e., bread and wine) of the sacrament of Holy Communion. (Compare also these terms: communion, Communion, Lord's Supper, Mass, Eucharist, Divine Liturgy.) 1706 August 30, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preached at the funeral of Mr. Bennett a never-failing monthly communicant
One who communicates. Each was a messenger and communicant with a special branch of knowledge.

adjective

not comparable Communicating. The co-eternal Son of the living God, incarnate, tempted, crucified, resurgent, communicant of his spirit, ascendant, and obtaining for his church the descent of the Holy Ghost.

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noun person who receives Communion

Español	comulgante
Português	comungante
Français	communiant, communiante
Deutsch	Kommunikant, Kommunikantin, Abendmahlsgast, Abendmahlsgästin, Abendmahlsgänger, Abendmahlsgängerin

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@misc{communicant_2026,
  title = {communicant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/communicant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}