Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

local preacher

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: lo-cal preach-er
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services in some religious denominations.

Inflected Forms

local preachers (plural)

Phrases

Lay preacher Lay speaker in the United Methodist Church Lay reader in the Anglican and Episcopal Churches

Frequently Paired Words

Lay preacher Lay speaker in the United Methodist Church Lay reader in the Anglican and Episcopal Churches

Questions

What does local preacher mean?: A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services in some religious denominations.

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