communicant

(kə myo̵̅o̅ni kənt)

noun

  1. a person who receives Holy Communion or belongs to a church that celebrates this sacrament
  2. Rare a person who communicates information; informant

Origin: < L communicans, prp.: see communicate

adjective

Rare communicating

See communicant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A person who receives or is entitled to receive Communion.
  2. A person, especially an informant, who communicates something.

Related Forms:

  • com·muˈni·cant adjective

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