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churchgoer

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Recent Examples of churchgoer Just as churchgoers will lie about familiarity with Leviticus or Deuteronomy, so too will readers lie about having read Miquel Cervantes and George Eliot. — Literary Hub, 21 May 2026 The Whites notably excelled at reaching racially and ethnically diverse churchgoers; in 1999 its 5,000 congregants were almost equally composed of non-Hispanic Caucasians, Latinos, and African Americans. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026 Over the years, Darron Edwards’ south Kansas City congregation has made sure students have clean clothes and school supplies, distributed food to stave off hunger among those in need and provided mental health resources to churchgoers. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026 Nanos said Nancy Guthrie didn't attend her Sunday church service, adding that her family was notified about the absence by a churchgoer. — Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for churchgoer

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Nonetheless, the event’s atmosphere reliably turns Lincoln Center into a hive of cinematic energy, and the impatient desire that draws audiences through the doors provides a sense of like-minded communicants at the movie altar.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2025
Simon—five years older and strikingly beautiful—works as a political consultant for high-minded left-wing politicians, is a communicant in the Roman Catholic Church, and has considered joining the priesthood.

— Caleb Crain, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2021

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Police say 46-year-old Larry Montes struck a congregant, smashed property, then spat on and headbutted a security officer before being tackled by an off-duty cop.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Hallegua is the synagogue's last local congregant — the only Jew left in Jew Town.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

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Philosophical critics and subsequent scientific inquiry heaped doubt on Kant’s objectivism, and advancing secularism rendered for many his theist explanation for the morally reasoning immortal soul somewhat antique.

— Gerard Baker, WSJ, 13 Feb. 2023
Today Unitarianism is predominantly a non-Christian denomination, with about a half and half split between 'humanist' and 'theist' Unitarians.

— Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2011

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