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laity
la·i·ty L0020800 (lā′ĭ-tē)n.1. Laypeople considered as a group.2. All those persons who are not members of a given profession or other specialized field.
[Middle English laite, from lay, of the laity; see lay2.]laity (ˈleɪɪtɪ) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) laymen, as distinguished from clergymen2. all people not of a specific occupation[C16: from lay3]la•i•ty (ˈleɪ ɪ ti)
n. 1. the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy. 2. the people outside of a particular profession, as distinguished from those belonging to it. [1535–45; lay3 + -ity] Laity laymen collectively, 1616; non-professional in contrast with professionals in certain areas of work.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | laity - in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergytemporaltyhoi polloi, masses, the great unwashed, multitude, people, mass - the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"layman, layperson, secular - someone who is not a clergyman or a professional personclergy - in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) |
Translationslaity
laity laymen, as distinguished from clergymen laity
laity (lā′ĭ-tē) [Gr. laos, the people] Individuals who are not members of a particular profession such as law, dentistry, medicine, or the ministry.Laity
LAITY. Those persons who do not make a part of the clergy. In the United States the division of the people into clergy and laity is not authorized by law, but is, merely conventional. laity
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laity
Synonyms for laitynoun in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergySynonymsRelated Words- hoi polloi
- masses
- the great unwashed
- multitude
- people
- mass
- layman
- layperson
- secular
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