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lazarist

Lazarist (noun) means a member of the Congregation of the Priests of the Mission founded by St Vincent de Paul.

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

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.

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"lazarist" (noun) means a member of the Congregation of the Priests of the Mission founded by St Vincent de Paul.

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