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Definition of Retreatant
1. Noun. A participant in a religious retreat.
Definition of Retreatant
1. Noun. (religion) a participant in a religious retreat ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Retreatant
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Retreatant
Literary usage of Retreatant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bookman (1897)
"But the notion of becoming a retreatant fascinates him. ... His life as a
retreatant, his spiritual struggles, his mental battles with unbelief, ..."
2. The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society by American-Irish Historical Society (1922)
"As a retreatant said some years ago: "During the time of retreat Father Shealy
is at his very best, and far surpasses anything he has done before. ..."
3. Monsieur Vincent: A Sketch of a Christian Social Reformer of the 17th Century by James Granville Adderley (1901)
"... The time-table of the retreat was given to the retreatant immediately on his
arrival: care was to be taken to provide him with books, paper, candles, ..."
4. The Psychology of the Saints by Henri Joly (1913)
"... the weeks of " the Exercises " is to secure a state of interior calm and
indifference in order that the retreatant may be able to make an election, ..."