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lay brother

noun

  1. a man who has taken religious vows and habit but is employed by his order chiefly in manual labor.


lay brother

noun

  1. a man who has taken the vows of a religious order but is not ordained and not bound to divine office
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lay brother1

First recorded in 1670–80
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Example Sentences

We must have been traveling the regular Baptist road, for we lodged that night at the house of another lay brother.

Trithemius noticed the young lay-brother who seemed so interested in study, and occasionally gave him a word of encouragement.

The lay brother trembling, replied, "God save you; for me, I can do nothing."

The lay-brother stood meek and silent, with his arms still crossed in front of him.

To facilitate and complete his instructions, they had him admitted amongst them, as a convert or lay-brother.

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