lay reader
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌlay ˈreader noun [countable] RRCsomeone in Christian churches who is not a priest but who has been given authority to lead a religious service 〔基督教礼拜中领读经文的〕平信徒读经员
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lay reader• In 1898 he became a diocesan lay reader.• Unfortunately for the lay reader, battalions had a strange nomenclature.• Ironically, it may, indeed, frighten the lay reader away altogether.• His most striking proposition to the lay reader is that human beings are genetically programmed to learn certain kinds of language.ˌlay ˈreader nounChineseSyllable
a churches Christian in Corpus who is someone not
lay reader
ˌlay ˈreader
noun [countable]
someone in Christian churches who is not a priest but who has been given authority to lead a religious service
ˌlay ˈreader
noun [countable]someone in Christian churches who is not a priest but who has been given authority to lead a religious service