noun
- a person who participates in a religious or spiritual retreat
Usage: religious context
Examples
- The retreatant spent three days in silent meditation at the monastery.
- Each retreatant was assigned a small room for private reflection.
- The spiritual director met with every retreatant individually.
- As a first-time retreatant, she wasn’t sure what to expect.
- The retreatants gathered in the chapel for evening prayer.
- Many retreatants found the experience deeply transformative.