D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Communicant

/(kŏm*mū"nĭ*kant)/ · Com·mu·ni·cant · IPA /kəˈmjuːnɪkənt/
01 n. One who partakes of, or is entitled to partake of, the sacrament of the Lord's supper; a church member.
  1. 1.
    One who partakes of, or is entitled to partake of, the sacrament of the Lord's supper; a church member.
    “A never-failing monthly communicant.” Atterbury.
  2. 2.
    One who communicates.
02 a. Communicating.
  1. 1.
    Communicating.[R.]