laymannoun [ C ]
uk/ˈleɪ.mən/us/ˈleɪ.mən/plural -men uk/-mən/usalso layperson,layman noun [ C ] (CHURCH)
someone who is part of a religious organization but who is not paid or specially trained
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Religious leaders & officials
- archbishop
- archbishopric
- archdeacon
- ayatollah
- bishop
- clerical
- confessor
- curacy
- curate
- deacon
- muezzin
- mullah
- padre
- papal
- parish clerk
- rabbi
- rector
- sexton
- swami
- the Dalai Lama
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layman noun [ C ] (NOT TRAINED)
someone who is not trained in or does not have a detailed knowledge of a particular subject
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Inexperienced people and lack of experience
- beginner
- blind
- dilettante
- freshman
- functional illiterate
- greenhorn
- know
- laywoman
- lightweight
- neophyte
- newcomer
- not know the meaning of the word idiom
- rookie
- stranger
- the blind leading the blind idiom
- the uninitiated
- tyro
- upstart
- virgin
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