laity
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin laitas, from Ancient Greek λαός (laos, “people”)
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
laity (plural laities)
- people of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
- the common man or woman
- the unlearned, untrained or ignorant as in “The Layman’s Guide to Basket Weaving”
Translations [edit]
people of a church who are not ordained
