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Meaning of lay reader | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services.

Equivalents

Ελληνικά αναγνώστης

Examples

“The Sabbath with us was literally a day of rest. The doctor, who was a licensed lay reader, read the service, and we managed to form a choir, composed of my sister and those of the staff who cared to join it.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

lay rector lay siege lay something at the feet of lay speaker lay system lay the groundwork

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