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an·ag·nost
\ˈaˌnagˌnäst\ noun
or an·ag·nos·tes \ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈnäˌstēz\
(plural anagnosts \-sts\ ; or anagnos·tae \-ˌstī, -ē\)
Etymology: Late Greek anagnōstēs, from Greek, reader, slave trained to read, secretary, from anagignōskein to read, from ana- + gignōskein to know — more at know
: a cleric in the first of the minor orders of the Eastern Church who reads lessons aloud from the Epistles or the Old Testament in the liturgy |