congregant
(ˈkɒŋgrɪgənt)
[ad. L. congregānt-em, pr. pple. of congregāre to congregate: see -ant.]
One of those who congregate anywhere; a member of a congregation; esp. a member of a Jewish congregation.
| 1886 Pall Mall G. 24 Mar. 4 The Bevis Marks Synagogue..the majority of its congregants. 1887 Spectator 1 Oct. 1307 The congregants..repeat a portion of the ritual. 1903 Daily Chron. 30 July 5/2 The congregants are seated on the ground; the service is chanted in a low and mournful way. The ‘Book of Lamentations’ is read. 1907 Ibid. 20 Sept. 6/7 At the Brondesbury Synagogue on the Day of Atonement, a congregant made an offering of two guineas in honour of the King. 1952 A. Baron With Hope, Farewell 29 The short gravel path was crowded with congregants who had escaped from the service. 1961 Spectator 3 Nov. 615 The large majority of Afrikaner congregants. |