lector

[ lek-ter ]

/ ˈlɛk tər /

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noun

a lecturer in a college or university.

Roman Catholic Church.

a member of the next to lowest-ranking of the minor orders.
the order itself.Compare acolyte (def. 2), exorcist (def. 2), ostiary (def. 1).

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Origin of lector

1425–75; late Middle English <Latin: a reader, equivalent to leg(ere) to read + -tor-tor

OTHER WORDS FROM lector

lec·tor·ate

[lek-ter-it, -tuh-reyt], /ˈlɛk tər ɪt, -təˌreɪt/, lec·tor·ship, noun

Words nearby lector

lect, lectern, lectin, lection, lectionary, lector, lectotype, lecture, lecturer, lectureship, Lecuona

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How to use lector in a sentence

Earlier this year Pope Francis issued a decree formally allowing women to serve as lectors and acolytes in the Roman Catholic Church, roles that many women around the world have informally had for some time.
Women Lead Religious Groups In Many Ways – Besides The Growing Number Who Have Been Ordained|LGBTQ-Editor|December 13, 2021|No Straight News
Subject to caveat lector, you'll want to read the whole thing.
'Don't Worry, There Aren't Men in the House Today'|David Frum|April 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Brother Pasquerel held the office of reader (lector) in his monastery.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France
Bid the sub-chancellor send out to them Thomas the lector to read unto them from the 'Gesta beati Benedicti.'
The White Company|Arthur Conan Doyle

Lector intende; ltaberis, he says in ending his short preface, and he judged his work aright.
The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire|T. R. Glover
In 1822 the poet was nominated lector in Danish language and literature at Sor College, and he now married.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 5|Various
On his return from abroad in 1822 he was appointed a lector at the famous school at Sorø on the island of Sjælland.
Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark|Jens Christian Aaberg

British Dictionary definitions for lector

lector

/ (ˈlɛktɔː) /

noun

a lecturer or reader in certain universities

RC Church

a person appointed to read lessons at certain services
(in convents or monastic establishments) a member of the community appointed to read aloud during meals

Derived forms of lector

lectorate (ˈlɛktərɪt) or lectorship, noun

Word Origin for lector

C15: from Latin, from legere to read

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