communicant

🇺🇸 /kəˈmjuːnɪkənt/ 🇬🇧 /kəˈmjuːnɪkənt/
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A person who takes part in a religious ceremony where they eat bread and drink wine, which represents the body and blood of Jesus Christ.

At the church service, the communicants gathered at the altar to receive the bread and wine.

translation

n. A person who takes part in a religious ceremony where they eat bread and drink wine, which represents the body and blood of Jesus Christ.

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Plural communicants