laïque

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin lāicus (“lay, layman, laic”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”). Doublet of lai (“lay, not belonging to the clergy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ik/

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Adjective

laïque (plural laïques)

1. lay, secular

Noun

laïque m or f (plural laïques)

1. layman, layperson

Antonyms

• clérical

References

• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Further reading

• “laïque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.