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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lay preacher

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
lay preach-er
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services in a religious denomination.

Inflected Forms

lay preachers (plural)

Phrases

Lay speaker in the United Methodist Church Lay reader in the Anglican and Episcopal Churches Local preacher in the UK Methodist Church and the Uniting Church in Australia

Frequently Paired Words

Lay speaker in the United Methodist Church Lay reader in the Anglican and Episcopal Churches Local preacher in the UK Methodist Church and the Uniting Church in Australia

Questions

What does lay preacher mean?
A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services in a religious denomination.

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