n. A person who receives (or is allowed to receive) the sacrament of Holy Communion
adj. Communicating.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who partakes of, or is entitled to partake of, the sacrament of the Lord's supper; a church member.
n. One who communicates.
adj. Communicating.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Communicating; imparting.
n. One who communicates at the Lord's table; one who is entitled to partake of the sacrament at the celebration of the eucharist.
In anatomy, same as communicating; noting one of several nerves or arteries.
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n. a person entitled to receive Communion
Word Usage
"Auden, who cannot have read many advice columns, was publicly known as a communicant of the Episcopal Church, a return in his celebrated genius to the church of his English boyhood."