: a person who assists at a worship service chiefly by reading the lection
Examples of lector in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
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
Caveat lector: Failing to peruse this list of July releases may result in a severe deficit of variety in your vacation reading.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
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
Borowski and his wife Katy are lectors at Our Lady of Divine Providence Parish and St. Casimir Church.
—Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2023
Te interesaría participar como lector?
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 11 Dec. 2020
With things being so fluid, caveat lector.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2011
Dillion was a regular at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, a lector who read scripture at Mass, nola.com reported.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2022
Lily Henry is an altar server, lector and teacher in the parish faith formation classes.
—cleveland, 30 Sep. 2022
CBS News, 26 May 2024
Caveat lector: Failing to peruse this list of July releases may result in a severe deficit of variety in your vacation reading.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
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
Borowski and his wife Katy are lectors at Our Lady of Divine Providence Parish and St. Casimir Church.
—Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2023
Te interesaría participar como lector?
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 11 Dec. 2020
With things being so fluid, caveat lector.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2011
Dillion was a regular at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, a lector who read scripture at Mass, nola.com reported.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2022
Lily Henry is an altar server, lector and teacher in the parish faith formation classes.
—cleveland, 30 Sep. 2022
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'lector.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near lector
Cite this Entry
“Lector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lector. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share