lay brother

lay broth·er

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ley bruhth -er or for 9, bruhth -ur]
- /leɪ ˈbrʌð ər or for 9, ˈbrʌðˈɜr/
- /leɪ ˈbrʌðə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ley bruhth -er or for 9, bruhth -ur]
- /leɪ ˈbrʌð ər or for 9, ˈbrʌðˈɜr/

Definitions of lay brother words

noun lay brother a man who has taken religious vows and habit but is employed by his order chiefly in manual labor. 1
noun lay brother a man who has taken the vows of a religious order but is not ordained and not bound to divine office 0
noun lay brother a member of a clerical religious order or congregation who is not a priest or a clerical student 0
noun lay brother (Christianity) A layman who is a member of a brotherhood without the intention to become a priest. 0

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Origin of lay brother

First appearance:

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1670-80

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Parts of speech for Lay brother

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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lay brother popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

lay brother usage trend in Literature

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