lay cleric
C31886
concept
A lay cleric is a devout non-ordained individual who performs certain religious or quasi-clerical duties within a faith community while remaining part of the laity.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| lay preacher | 2 |
| lay cleric canonical | 1 |
| lay ecclesiastical office | 1 |
| lay religious practitioner | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: lay cleric
Generated description
A lay cleric is a devout non-ordained individual who performs certain religious or quasi-clerical duties within a faith community while remaining part of the laity.
Instances (5)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| ruling elders in the Presbyterian Church (USA) | lay ecclesiastical office |
| Debtera | lay religious practitioner |
| dabtara | — |
| Pedro Ruiz de Alcaraz | lay preacher |
| Paavo Ruotsalainen | lay preacher |