lay brother
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of lay brother
First recorded in 1670–80
Example Sentences
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“The most vulnerable are always an easy target, even if they are under our sanctuary,” said Jun Santiago, a lay brother of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer and a member of Rise Up.
From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2017
After Serenelli's release from prison, he became a lay brother in a monastery.
From Reuters • Oct. 14, 2015
“MEETING them where they are” is a mantra among St. Boniface’s five priests and a lay brother, who make it a point to invite new faces to monthly home-cooked lunches in the rectory.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2012
Yet today he wears the white tunic and black scapular of a Roman Catholic Dominican lay brother.
From Time Magazine Archive
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He had as assistants at one time Zanetto da Bergamo, Francesco di Lorenzo Zambelli, and a lay brother, Fra Bernardino, who afterwards did the sacristy door.
From Intarsia and Marquetry by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)
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