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Noun: communicant  ku'myoo-nu-kunt
  1. A person entitled to receive Communion
    "The communicants lined up to receive the sacrament"
Noun: non-communicant
  1. Someone who does not receive Holy Communion
    "As a non-communicant, he remained seated during the Eucharist"

Derived forms: non-communicants

Type of: Christian

Encyclopedia: Communicant