Lazarist

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Etymology[edit]

From French lazariste, from Lazare + -iste (-ist), from the order's first large headquarters, the Enclos Saint-Lazare (St Lazarus Enclosure) in Paris, derived from its former use as a Hospitaller leprosarium.

Noun[edit]

Lazarist (plural Lazarists)

  1. A member of the Congregation of the Priests of the Mission founded by St Vincent de Paul.

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Adjective[edit]

Lazarist (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to this order.

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