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Lazarist (noun) means a priest belonging to the religious order that Saint Vincent de Paul founded, also called the Congregation of the Mission.

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A priest belonging to the religious order that Saint Vincent de Paul founded, also called the Congregation of the Mission.
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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 priest belonging to the religious order that Saint Vincent de Paul founded, also called the Congregation of the Mission.
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