Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

communicant

/kəˈmjuːnɪkənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: com-mu-ni-cant
IPA: /kəˈmjuːnɪkənt/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.)

noun

One who communicates.

adj

Example Sentences

"1706 August 30, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preached at the funeral of Mr. Bennett a never-failing monthly communicant"
"Meanwhile, the lass grew up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. I have heard Dr. Chrystal say that he never had a communicant more full of the things of the Spirit."
"The folded hands and submissive posture of the orderly line of communicants."
"Each was a messenger and communicant with a special branch of knowledge."
"partakers communicant with the bodie of Christ"
"These cyberforums are asynchronous; that is, contributors post (i.e., publish a text message) without the need for fellow communicants to be online at the same time."

Inflected Forms

communicants (plural)

Derived Forms

noncommunicant

Questions

How do you pronounce communicant?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈmjuːnɪkənt/.
What does communicant mean?: 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.)

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