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noun
The laity; secular people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A secular possession; a temporality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: laity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, people, the great unwashed
noun
the worldly possessions of a church
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: temporality
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spiritualty, spirituality, church property
History
See temporality.
