communicant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person entitled to receive Communion

WordNet

Com*mu"ni*cant noun
Etymology
L. communicans, p. pr.
Definitions
  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. One who communicates. Foxe.
Com*mu"ni*cant adjective
Definitions
  1. Communicating. R. Coleridge.

Webster 1913