lay reader in English

noun
1
(in the Anglican Church) a layperson licensed to preach and to conduct some religious services, but not licensed to celebrate the Eucharist.
A lay reader in the Episcopal Church, Wilbur has said that most of what he knows of scripture comes through exposure to the Book of Common Prayer.

Use "lay reader" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "lay reader" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "lay reader", or refer to the context using the word "lay reader" in the English Dictionary.

1. Unfortunately for the lay reader, battalions had a strange nomenclature.

2. Ironically, it may, indeed, frighten the lay reader away altogether.

3. 22 Unfortunately for the lay reader, battalions had a strange nomenclature.

4. The subject matter is written in a manner easily understood by the lay reader.

5. It is not just a textbook for professional diplomats. The lay reader will enjoy the anecdotes.

6. His most striking proposition to the lay reader is that human beings are genetically programmed to learn certain kinds of language.

7. In every field, from the simplest to the most abstruse, there are several books for the average, untrained lay reader, right through to those for experts in the field.