释义 |
reˈtreatant [f. retreat v.1 + -ant.] One who takes part in a religious retreat.
1880Echo 18 Sept. 1/5 One [prayer] which asks for a blessing upon a ‘conductor of a retreat and forty-two retreatants’ may be mentioned for the introduction of a new and awkward word into the vocabulary of a section of the Anglican priesthood. 1899Month May 466 The nuns have placed large rooms and dormitories at the disposal of the retreatants. |