Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who reads aloud certain of the scriptural passages used in a church service.
- noun A public lecturer or reader in certain universities.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the early church, an ecclesiastic in minor orders, appointed to read to the people parts of the Bible and other writings of a religious character.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Eccl.) A reader of lections; formerly, a person designated to read lessons to the illiterate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
lay person whoreads aloud certainreligious texts in achurch service - noun A
public lecturer orreader at someuniversities
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a public lecturer at certain universities
- noun someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Following the lector was the movie "Children of Glory" with English subtitles.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Being a lector is a unique experience; it feels nothing like reading poems, my own or anyone else's, to an audience.
The Wine Dark Sea 2009
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The congregation applauds, and the lector indicates that the second collection will be designated for the Scalabrini mission.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Caveat lector: Avoid gussied-up editions of this book — such as the one Random House describes as “upscale” – that cost more than $2.99.
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Caveat lector: Some Web sites say, incorrectly, that this book includes an essay by Jane Smiley (making you wonder if she was scheduled to appear in it but bailed out in favor of the more flattering lighting of Mr. Wrong).
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A lector begins the first reading, which is followed by a tract, both kept from the Missal of St. Pius V.
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A partir de este momento y hasta el 28 de septiembre, usted, lector, puede enviar sus preguntas al Presidente Obama de distintas manera y tanto en inglés como en español.
Miguel Ferrer: Open For Questions With President Obama Miguel Ferrer 2011
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Caveat lector: Avoid gussied-up editions of this book — such as the one Random House describes as “upscale” – that cost more than $2.99.
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Caveat lector: Some Web sites say, incorrectly, that this book includes an essay by Jane Smiley (making you wonder if she was scheduled to appear in it but bailed out in favor of the more flattering lighting of Mr. Wrong).
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Caveat lector: Some Web sites say, incorrectly, that this book includes an essay by Jane Smiley (making you wonder if she was scheduled to appear in it but bailed out in favor of the more flattering lighting of Mr. Wrong).
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