"lay preacher" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Religion",
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        "A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services in a religious denomination."
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        "(religion)A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services in a religious denomination."
      ],
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          "word": "Lay speaker in the United Methodist Church"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lay reader in the Anglican and Episcopal Churches"
        },
        {
          "word": "Local preacher in the UK Methodist Church and the Uniting Church in Australia"
        }
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      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
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  "word": "lay preacher"
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "Lay speaker in the United Methodist Church"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lay reader in the Anglican and Episcopal Churches"
    },
    {
      "word": "Local preacher in the UK Methodist Church and the Uniting Church in Australia"
    }
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        "A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services in a religious denomination."
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          "religion"
        ],
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          "ordained",
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        "(religion)A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services in a religious denomination."
      ],
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        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
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