| 单词 | lay preacher |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslay preacher lay preacher n. an unordained preacher, esp. among Methodists. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > preacher > [noun] > lay prophet1560 green apron1654 lay preacher1747 local preacher1765 local1824 1747 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) II. 67 He expressed the most rooted prejudice against Lay-Preachers. 1790 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) IV. 493 Joseph Humphrys; the first Lay Preacher that assisted me in England, in the year 1738. 1823 A. Clarke Mem. Wesley Family 34 From this conversation we learn..that he was a lay-preacher. 1906 ‘M. Twain’ What is Man? 40 In the Adirondack woods is a wage-earner and lay preacher in the lumber-camps. 1962 H. Davies Worship & Theol. in England IV. ix. 258 John Nelson..one of Wesley's most trusted lay preachers. 1975 ‘R. Lewis’ Double Take ii. 58 He..was a Methodist lay preacher and a supporter of good causes. < as lemmas |
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