communicant
[ kuh-myoo-ni-kuh nt ]
/ kəˈmyu nɪ kənt /
noun
a person who partakes or is entitled to partake of the Eucharist; a member of a church.
a person who communicates.
adjective
communicating; imparting.
Origin of communicant
1545–55; < Latin
commūnicant- (stem of
commūnicāns), equivalent to
commūnic(āre) to share with (see
communicate) +
-ant-
-ant
OTHER WORDS FROM communicant
post·com·mu·ni·cant, adjectiveWords nearby communicant
British Dictionary definitions for communicant
communicant
/ (kəˈmjuːnɪkənt) /
noun
Christianity
a person who receives Communion
a person who communicates or informs
adjective
communicating