Lazarist

[ laz-er-ist ]

nounRoman Catholic Church.

Origin of Lazarist

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

There was at the seminary a curst Lazarist, who by undertaking to teach me Latin made me detest it.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete | Jean Jacques Rousseau
In 1839 the former of these, a French Lazarist priest, set out on a mission to China.
History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom | Andrew Dickson White
Permission was gained, and a mission of Lazarist brothers arrived.
A Book of Golden Deeds | Charlotte M. Yonge
At Macao he spent some eighteen months in the Lazarist seminary, preparing himself for the regular work of a missionary.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 | Various
Towards evening a beautiful procession was formed, and Benediction sung in the cathedral, which is served by the Lazarist fathers.
The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. | E. Rameur

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