ˈaˌnagˌnäst noun
or an·ag·nos·tes ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈnäˌstēz
( plural anagnosts -sts ; or anagnos·tae -ˌstī, -ē)
Etymology: Late Greek anagnōstēs, from Greek, reader, slave trained to read, secretary, from anagignōskein to read, from ana- + gignōskein to know — more at know
: a cleric in the first of the minor orders of the Eastern Church who reads lessons aloud from the Epistles or the Old Testament in the liturgy