Retreatant (Noun)
Meaning
A participant in a religious retreat.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The retreatant spent hours in contemplation and prayer during her solo overnight stay in the convent's hermitage.
- After a 33-day Ignatian retreat, the retreatant reported feeling renewed in his faith and more spiritually grounded.
- Throughout the weekend retreat, the retreatant participated in group discussions, meditation sessions, and individual spiritual direction.
- As a retreatant at the monastery, she was encouraged to immerse herself in the daily rhythms of the monastic community.
- The retreatant's journal entries revealed a deepening sense of introspection and self-awareness by the end of the five-day spiritual retreat.