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Communicant
//kəˈmjuːnɪkənt// adj, noun
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Adjective
- 1 Communicating. not-comparable
"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."
Noun
- 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.)
"1706 August 30, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preached at the funeral of Mr. Bennett a never-failing monthly communicant"
- 2 a person entitled to receive Communion wordnet
- 3 One who communicates.
"Each was a messenger and communicant with a special branch of knowledge."
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