communicant

noun com·mu·ni·cant \-ˈmyü-ni-kənt\

: a person who is a member of a usually specified Christian church

Full Definition of COMMUNICANT

: a church member entitled to receive Communion; broadly : a member of a fellowship

: one that communicates; specifically : informant

— communicant adjective

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