COMMUNICANT


Meaning of COMMUNICANT in English

/ kəˈmjuːnɪkənt; NAmE / noun

a person who receives Communion in a Christian church service

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin communicant- sharing, from the verb communicare to share, from communis common .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.