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Recent Examples of lector
Eggar was active as a lector/lay minister at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills and at Saint Francis de Sales Parish in Sherman Oaks, leading weekly meditations until the pandemic.
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Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
There were efforts to organize fake lectors, which are being litigated and criminal charges have been brought in many states.
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CBS News,
26 May 2024
While continuing to affirm that women cannot be priests, the move was a gamechanger for women in dioceses that had adhered strictly to previous wording regarding acolyte and lector positions and barred women from such roles.
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Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
28 Apr. 2023
Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
There were efforts to organize fake lectors, which are being litigated and criminal charges have been brought in many states.
—
CBS News,
26 May 2024
While continuing to affirm that women cannot be priests, the move was a gamechanger for women in dioceses that had adhered strictly to previous wording regarding acolyte and lector positions and barred women from such roles.
—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
28 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lector
Noun
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Although made for a range of sports instead of boating, the Champion launched as Keds’ first shoe in 1916, and the layman would have a hard time telling it apart from the Authentic with nearly identical stitching forming its upper.
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The team is more than happy to translate this to layman’s terms, all while pouring tastes of its cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, grenache, and sauvignon blanc.
Noun
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These creators are savvy online marketers who can dizzy a layperson with complex discussions of ROI, content stream diversification and fan-intake funnels.
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Wilding’s evidence seems obvious in hindsight, even to a layperson.
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“Lector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lector. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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