English Explanatory Dictionary

lay brother

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A layman who is a member of a religious congregation or monastic order without the intention to become a priest.

Word forms

lay brother lay brothers lay brethren lay-brother

Synonyms

conversus

Related words

brotherly laicity
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