secular vs lay reader

lay reader vs secular

secular and lay reader both are nouns.

secular is an adjective but lay reader is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
secular	Yes	Yes	No	No
lay reader	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lay reader is a hyponym of secular; that is, lay reader is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than secular:

secular: someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
lay reader: a layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal church

secular (noun)	lay reader (noun)
someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person	a layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal church

secular (adjective)	lay reader (adjective)
of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows
not concerned with or devoted to religion
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy

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