Definitions for communicant
kəˈmyu nɪ kəntcom·mu·ni·cant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. communicantnoun

   a person entitled to receive Communion

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1. communicantnoun

   A person who receives (or is allowed to receive) the sacrament of Holy Communion

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1. Communicantnoun

   One who is present, as a worshipper, at the celebration of the Lord’s Supper; one who participates of the blessed sacrament.

   Etymology: from communicate.

   Communicants have ever used it; and we, by the form of the very utterance, do shew we use it as communicants. Richard Hooker.

   A constant frequenter of worship, and a never-failing monthly communicant. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

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1. communicant

   The Eucharist (; from Greek εὐχαριστία, eucharistía, lit. 'thanksgiving'), also known as Holy Communion and the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance in others. According to the New Testament, the practice was instituted by Jesus Christ during the Last Supper; giving his disciples bread and wine during a Passover meal, he commanded them to "do this in memory of me" while referring to the bread as "my body" and the cup of wine as "the blood of my covenant, which is poured out for many".The elements of the Eucharist, sacramental bread (leavened or unleavened) and wine (or non-alcoholic grape juice in some Protestant traditions), are consecrated on an altar or a communion table and consumed thereafter. Christians generally recognize a special presence of Christ in this rite, though they differ about exactly how, where, and when Christ is present. The Catholic Church states that the Eucharist is the body and blood of Christ under the species of bread and wine. It maintains that by the consecration, the substances of the bread and wine actually become the substances of the body and blood of Jesus Christ (transubstantiation) while the appearances or "accidents" of the bread and wine remain unaltered (e.g. colour, taste, feel, and smell). The Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches agree that an objective change occurs of the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ. Lutherans believe the true body and blood of Christ are really present "in, with, and under" the forms of the bread and wine (sacramental union). Reformed Christians believe in a real spiritual presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Anglican eucharistic theologies universally affirm the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, though Evangelical Anglicans believe that this is a spiritual presence, while Anglo-Catholics hold to a corporeal presence. Others, such as the Plymouth Brethren, take the act to be only a symbolic reenactment of the Last Supper and a memorial. As a result of these different understandings, "the Eucharist has been a central issue in the discussions and deliberations of the ecumenical movement."

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1. communicant

   A communicant is a person who participates in or receives communion, specifically in Christian churches. They engage in the sacrament of the Eucharist, which involves the eating of bread and drinking of wine to symbolize the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Generally, they are a fully initiated member of the church who has received the sacrament of Holy Eucharist, or Communion.

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1. Communicantnoun

   one who partakes of, or is entitled to partake of, the sacrament of the Lord's supper; a church member

2. Communicantnoun

   one who communicates

3. Communicantadjective

   communicating

4. Etymology: [L. communicans, p. pr.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of communicant in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of communicant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=communicant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Communicant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=communicant
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communicant
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communicant