Lazarist

[ laz-er-ist ]

noun

, Roman Catholic Church.

1. Vincentian ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lazarist¹

First recorded in 1740–50; named after the College of St. Lazare, Paris, a former Vincentian center

Example Sentences

There was at the seminary a curst Lazarist, who by undertaking to teach me Latin made me detest it.

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In 1839 the former of these, a French Lazarist priest, set out on a mission to China.

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Permission was gained, and a mission of Lazarist brothers arrived.

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At Macao he spent some eighteen months in the Lazarist seminary, preparing himself for the regular work of a missionary.

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Towards evening a beautiful procession was formed, and Benediction sung in the cathedral, which is served by the Lazarist fathers.

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