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layman
lay·man L0078900 (lā′mən)n.1. One who is not a cleric.2. One who is a nonprofessional in a given field. technical language that is hard for the layman to understand. See Usage Note at man.layman (ˈleɪmən) n, pl -men1. a man who is not a member of the clergy2. a person who does not have specialized or professional knowledge of a subject: science for the layman. Gender-neutral form: laypersonlay•man (ˈleɪ mən) n., pl. -men. 1. a person who is not a member of the clergy. 2. a person who is not a member of a given profession, as law or medicine. [1150–1200] usage: See -man. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | layman - someone who is not a clergyman or a professional personlayperson, secularlaity, temporalty - in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergycommon man, common person, commoner - a person who holds no titlelay reader - a layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal churchclergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church |
laymannoun nonprofessional, amateur, outsider, lay person, non-expert, nonspecialist There are basically two types, called, in layman's terms, blue and white asbestos.Translationslay3 (lei) adjective1. not a member of the clergy. lay preachers. 世俗的 世俗的2. not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject). Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand. 外行的 外行的ˈlayman noun a lay person. 外行人 外行IdiomsSeein layman's termsMedicalSeelayLayman
LAYMAN, eccl. law. One who is not an ecclesiastic nor a clergyman. layman
Synonyms for laymannoun nonprofessionalSynonyms- nonprofessional
- amateur
- outsider
- lay person
- non-expert
- nonspecialist
Synonyms for laymannoun someone who is not a clergyman or a professional personSynonymsRelated Words- laity
- temporalty
- common man
- common person
- commoner
- lay reader
Antonyms- clergyman
- man of the cloth
- reverend
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