The secular world, as opposed to the religious world of the cloister. Also: a person living in the secular world, a lay person. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > faith > church government > laity > [noun] > member of (11) worldhoodeOE The secular world, as opposed to the religious world of the cloister. Also: a person living in the secular world, a lay person. Obsolete. man of the worlda1225 Originally: †a secular or lay person, as opposed to an ecclesiastic or cleric (cf. man of the church n. at man, n.1 phrases 2z) (obsolete). Later: a… secularc1425 One who is engaged in the affairs of the world as distinct from the church; a layman. idiot?c1430 spec. A layman. Obsolete. layman?a1475 A man who is not a cleric; one of the laity. lay?1533 The lay people, laity; also, a layman. Obsolete. beardling1568 A person who has a beard. laic1596 One of the laity; a layman or lay person; one who is not an ecclesiastic. terrestrial1602 A terrestrial being; esp. a human being, a mortal; in quot. 1602, a man of secular estate, a layman. layperson1972 A member of the laity; a layman or laywoman. Subcategories:— female (1) |
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