"lay brother" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "text": "In feudal days lay brothers were usually uneducated commoners, who did most menial, manual labor while the learned priestly monks held the more spiritual jobs.",
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        },
        {
          "text": "2010, WHY A LAY BROTHER?, Franciscan Friars\nThe male branch of the Franciscan family, a community of Lesser Brothers, is made up of men who are both clergy and consecrated laity traditionally called \"lay brothers\"."
        }
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        "A layman who is a member of a religious congregation or monastic order without the intention to become a priest."
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        ],
        [
          "religious",
          "religious"
        ],
        [
          "congregation",
          "congregation"
        ],
        [
          "monastic",
          "monastic"
        ],
        [
          "order",
          "order"
        ],
        [
          "priest",
          "priest"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Christianity) A layman who is a member of a religious congregation or monastic order without the intention to become a priest."
      ],
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        }
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          "word": "conversus"
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          "word": "lay-brother"
        }
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      "topics": [
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      "translations": [
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "a layman who is a member of a brotherhood without the intention to become a priest",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "lekenbroeder"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "a layman who is a member of a brotherhood without the intention to become a priest",
          "word": "bráthair tuata"
        },
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          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "a layman who is a member of a brotherhood without the intention to become a priest",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "braar theayagh"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a layman who is a member of a brotherhood without the intention to become a priest",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "irmão leigo"
        }
      ]
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  "word": "lay brother"
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        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "brotherly"
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    }
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        }
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      ],
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      ],
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      "word": "lay-brother"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a layman who is a member of a brotherhood without the intention to become a priest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lekenbroeder"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a layman who is a member of a brotherhood without the intention to become a priest",
      "word": "bráthair tuata"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "a layman who is a member of a brotherhood without the intention to become a priest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "braar theayagh"
    },
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a layman who is a member of a brotherhood without the intention to become a priest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "irmão leigo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lay brother"
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