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Lay reader

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  1. 1
    A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services.

    "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."

  2. 2
    a layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal church wordnet

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