Lazarist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Lazarist
First recorded in 1740–50; named after the College of St. Lazare, Paris, a former Vincentian center
Example Sentences
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A Lazarist,* Father T�pper ran a hospice at Tabgha, in which a handful of monks and nuns gave visitors simple food, simple comfort.
From Time Magazine Archive
They dropped into the court of the Lazarist Convent, and winded their way, through passage and cloister, until they reached the door of the prior's cell.
From The Paris Sketch Book by Thackeray, William Makepeace
Five Lazarist priests and two lay professors take charge of the house and classes.
From Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) by Various
Their present chief, Mr. Etienne, then a procurer of the order, was lately the Lazarist agent in a distillery company.
From Priests, Women, and Families by Michelet, Jules
I am a priest of the Lazarist mission.
From Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules
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