1. people who receive communion in a Christian church
Usage: religious
2. people who communicate or share information with others
Usage: formal

Examples

• The priest blessed the communicants as they approached the altar.
• Regular communicants gathered for the Sunday service.
• The church recorded over 200 communicants during Easter.
• New communicants must complete confirmation classes first.
• The pastor knew all the regular communicants by name.
• Business communicants exchanged ideas through the network.
• The study involved frequent communicants in the online forum.