Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lay speaker

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
lay s-peak-er
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services.

Inflected Forms

lay speakers (plural)

Phrases

Lay preacher 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 preacher 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 speaker mean?
A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services.

How to pronounce lay speaker

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