anagnost

• Substantiv, das einen Kleriker der niederen Weihen in der Ostorthodoxen Kirche bezeichnet, der während der Liturgie Abschnitte aus der Heiligen Schrift vorliest; entspricht dem Lektor in der römisch-katholischen Kirche.

A noun referring to a cleric in the minor orders of the Eastern Orthodox Church who reads the lessons aloud in the liturgy, analogous to a lector in the Roman Catholic Church.

1. Religious readerC2formal

   A cleric in the minor orders of the Eastern Orthodox Church who reads the lessons aloud in the liturgy, similar to a lector in the Roman Catholic Church.

   Lektor

   • The anagnost read the Gospel passage during the morning service.
   • In the Eastern Orthodox tradition, the anagnost holds a minor clerical order.
   • The role of the anagnost is to proclaim the scriptural readings to the congregation.

   Synonymelectorreader