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Noun: anagnost
  1. 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)
    "The anagnost's clear voice carried through the church as he read the scripture"

Derived forms: anagnosts

Type of: Holy Order, Order, reverend

Encyclopedia: Anagnost