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communicant

com·mu·ni·cant
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh-myoo-ni-kuh nt]
    • /kəˈmyu nɪ kənt/
    • /kəˈmjuː.nɪ.kənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-myoo-ni-kuh nt]
    • /kəˈmyu nɪ kənt/

Definitions of communicant word

  • countable noun communicant A communicant is a person in the Christian church who receives communion. 3
  • noun communicant a person who receives Communion 3
  • noun communicant a person who communicates or informs 3
  • abbreviation COMMUNICANT communicating 3
  • noun communicant a person who receives Holy Communion or belongs to a church that celebrates this sacrament 3
  • noun communicant a person who communicates information; informant 3
See all 13 definitions of communicant

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Origin of communicant

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Latin commūnicant- (stem of commūnicāns), equivalent to commūnic(āre) to share with (see communicate) + -ant- -ant

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Parts of speech for Communicant

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Communicant

communicant popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

communicant usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for communicant

noun communicant

  • devotee — Someone who is a devotee of a subject or activity is very enthusiastic about it.
  • votary — a person who is bound by solemn religious vows, as a monk or a nun.
  • supplicant — supplicating.
  • adorer — to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
  • churchgoer — A churchgoer is a person who goes to church regularly.
All 7 Synonyms of communicant

Antonyms for communicant

noun communicant

  • agnostic — An agnostic believes that it is not possible to know whether God exists or not. Compare atheist.
  • atheist — An atheist is a person who believes that there is no God. Compare agnostic.
  • skeptic — a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual.
All 3 Antonyms of communicant

Related words

  • communion cup

    a chalice from which a communicant drinks.

  • communion plate

    a flat plate held under the chin of a communicant in order to catch any fragments of the consecrated Host

  • communionist

    a person with a particular view or interpretation of communion, as specified.

  • intinction

    (in a communion service) the act of steeping the bread or wafer in the wine in order to enable the communicant to receive the two elements conjointly.

  • purificator

    the linen cloth used by the celebrant for wiping the chalice after each communicant has drunk from it.

  • receptionism

    the doctrine that in the communion service the communicant receives the body and blood of Christ but that the bread and wine are not transubstantiated.
All related words to communicant

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