LAY READER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal church

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("lay reader" is a kind of...):

layman; layperson; secular (someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person)

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