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Lazarist
Pronunciation : Laz"a*rist, Laz"a*rite
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One of the Congregation of the Priests of the Mission, a religious institute founded by Vincent de Paul in 1624, and popularly called Lazarists or Lazarites from the College of St. Lazare in Paris, which was occupied by them until 1792.
(R. C. Ch.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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