congregant

/ˈkɒŋɡrɪɡənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɑːŋɡrɪɡənt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkäŋ-gri-gənt/ (ame, mw)

congregant — 名詞

1. a person who regularly attends services at a particular church, synagogue, mosqu

1.名詞C1
釋義

會眾;信眾

經常參與某教堂、會堂禮拜的人

a person who regularly attends services at a particular church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of worship.

例句

Hassan greeted each congregant by name as they entered the mosque on Friday morning.

週五早晨,Hassan 在信眾走進清真寺時,一一叫出他們的名字向他們問候。

subject + verb + congregant as direct object

About two hundred congregants gathered in the church hall for the Sunday potluck after the service.

禮拜結束後,大約兩百位會眾聚集在教堂大廳,享用週日的家常聚餐。

plural: 'congregants gathered' for collective worship contexts

同義詞
  • worshipper

    more general; any person worshipping, not necessarily a regular attendee of one place

  • parishioner

    specific to a Christian parish, especially Anglican or Catholic

  • member

    neutral; needs context like 'church member' to be unambiguous

用法筆記

Subject or object is usually a place of worship (church, synagogue, mosque) or its clergy. Slightly more formal than 'churchgoer' and not tied to any single religion.

常見錯誤

The stadium was full of congregants for the concert.
The stadium was full of fans for the concert.
💡'congregant' applies only to religious gatherings, not any crowd.