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communicants

communicants is the plural of communicant.

Meaning of communicant

Noun

communicant (plural communicants)

  1. 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.)
    • a never-failing monthly communicant1706 August 30, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preached at the funeral of Mr. Bennett
  2. One who communicates.
    • Each was a messenger and communicant with a special branch of knowledge.1974, John Boorman, Zardoz, London: Pan Books, page 94

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Questions about communicants

What is communicants the plural of?
Communicants is the plural of communicant.

Words near communicants in the dictionary

  1. communicable scale
  2. communicable scales
  3. communicableness
  4. communicably
  5. communicant
  6. communicants
  7. communicatable
  8. communicate
  9. communicated
  10. communicatee
  11. communicatees

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