Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A reader; a prelector; one employed to read aloud; the reader of the lessons in church.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a cleric in the minor orders of the Eastern Orthodox Church who reads the lessons aloud in the liturgy (analogous to the lector in the Roman Catholic Church)
Examples
“Coming to the landing, I saw two cataphracts, an anagnost reading prayers, Master Gurloes, and a young woman.”
“The anagnost tried to follow us down the corridor, but Master Gurloes prevented him.”
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