Lazarist

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the Congregation of the Priests of the Mission founded by St Vincent de Paul.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to this order. not-comparable

Example

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"The Lazarist missionary has arrived."

Etymology

From French lazariste, from Lazare + -iste (“-ist”), from the order's first large headquarters, the Enclos Saint-Lazare (“St Lazarus Enclosure”) in Paris, derived from its former use as a Hospitaller leprosarium.

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