communicant

Example Sentences

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Last week the faith healer of Azerbaijan arrived at Los Angeles' municipal airport, dressed in the long robes of a Gregorian Communicant, with matted beard and shoulder-length hair framing his pallid face.

From Time Magazine Archive

I was sure now that he was a natural Communicant; his consent and a little practice should serve to lower his unwitting barrier.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Casting about for reasons which should prove some contumacious spirit to be the leader of this rebellion, Arbroath attacked Mary Deane among others, and asked her if she was "a regular Communicant."

From The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches by Corelli, Marie

Among these I found a few paper-covered books, the pages of which were curled and damp: The Abbot, by Walter Scott, The Devout Communicant and The Memoirs of Vidocq.

From Dubliners by Joyce, James

"If I am a Communicant, but have not been confirmed, ought I to present myself for Confirmation?"

From The Church: Her Books and Her Sacraments by Holmes, E. E.