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View synonyms for lector
lector
[ lek-ter ]
noun
- a lecturer in a college or university.
- Roman Catholic Church.
- a member of the next to lowest-ranking of the minor orders.
lector
/ ˈlɛktɔː; ˈlɛktərɪt /
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
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Derived Forms
- lectorate, noun
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Other Words From
- lec·tor·ate [lek, -ter-it, -t, uh, -reyt], lector·ship noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lector1
C15: from Latin, from legere to read
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Example Sentences
Subject to caveat lector, you'll want to read the whole thing.
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Brother Pasquerel held the office of reader (lector) in his monastery.
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Bid the sub-chancellor send out to them Thomas the lector to read unto them from the 'Gesta beati Benedicti.'
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Lector intende; ltaberis, he says in ending his short preface, and he judged his work aright.
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In 1822 the poet was nominated lector in Danish language and literature at Sor College, and he now married.
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On his return from abroad in 1822 he was appointed a lector at the famous school at Sorø on the island of Sjælland.
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