communicant /kəˈmjuːnɪkənt/noun 2adjective 1forms 1 noun2 •A person who receives (or is allowed to receive) the elements (i.e., bread and wine) of the sacrament of Holy Communion. (Compare also these terms: communion, Communion, Lord's Supper, Mass, Eucharist, Divine Liturgy.)Meanwhile, the lass grew up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. I have heard Dr. Chrystal say that he never had a communicant more full of the things of the Spirit. — 1902 •One who communicates.Each was a messenger and communicant with a special branch of knowledge. — 1974 adjective1 •Communicating.The co-eternal Son of the living God, incarnate, tempted, crucified, resurgent, communicant of his spirit, ascendant, and obtaining for his church the descent of the Holy Ghost. — 1828 formscommunicants
