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adj
Lay, relating to laypersons, as opposed to clerical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: laical, laic, laicist, laicistic, lay
Antonyms: cleric, black-collar, clerical, pastoral
noun
A layperson as opposed to a cleric, i.e. not a member of the clergy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: parishioner, laic, layperson
Antonyms: cleric, blackcoat, clerical, clergymember, clergyperson
adjective satellite
characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: lay, secular
Antonyms: none provided
History
From French laïque, from Latin lāicus (“common people”), from Ancient Greek λαός (laós). Doublet of lay.
