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churchgoer

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Recent Examples of churchgoer Looney said his mother nonetheless was a devout churchgoer, habitually committing to saying novenas — nine-day periods of prayer seeking intercession for a person or cause, the beneficiaries often a surprise. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 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 Nicholas Shrum, a doctoral student researching Latter-day Saint identity in America, says that some historians point out that Washington was an Anglican and not a weekly churchgoer. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 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 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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There is a certain irony in that nearly all those cited were people of Christian faith — in order of appearance: practicing Catholic; passionate theist; committed Church of Scotland; and lifelong Lutheran.

— Denis Alexander, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
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

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