anagnost

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin anagnōstes (slave trained to read aloud), from Koine Greek ἀναγνώστης (anagnṓstēs, reader, slave trained to read), after Ancient Greek ἀναγιγνώσκειν (anagignṓskein, to read).

Noun

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anagnost (plural anagnosts)

  1. (now chiefly historical) Someone who reads aloud, especially who reads lessons, passages etc. during a church service. [from 17th c.]

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French anagnoste.

Noun

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anagnost m (plural anagnoști)

  1. anagnostes

Declension

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