'Lector' definitions:
Definition of 'lector'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Lector'
From: GCIDE
- Lector \Lec"tor\ (l[e^]k"t[o^]r), n. [L. See Lection.] (Eccl.) A reader of lections; formerly, a person designated to read lessons to the illiterate. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'lector'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acolyte,
- acolytus,
- almoner,
- anagnost,
- beadle,
- bedral,
- Bible clerk,
- Bible reader,
- capitular,
- capitulary,
- choir chaplain,
- churchwarden,
- clerk,
- deacon,
- deaconess,
- diaconus,
- doorkeeper,
- elder,
- elderman,
- exorcist,
- exorcista,
- holy orders,
- homilist,
- lay elder,
- lay reader,
- lecturer,
- major orders,
- minor orders,
- ostiarius,
- parish clerk,
- praelector,
- preacher,
- precentor,
- presbyter,
- priest,
- reader,
- ruling elder,
- sacrist,
- sacristan,
- sexton,
- shames,
- sidesman,
- subdeacon,
- subdiaconus,
- succentor,
- suisse,
- teaching elder,
- thurifer,
- verger,
- vergeress