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Definition of Laity
1. Noun. In Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy.
Exact synonyms: Temporalty
Generic synonyms: Hoi Polloi, Mass, Masses, Multitude, People, The Great Unwashed
Member holonyms: Layman, Layperson, Secular
Antonyms: Clergy
Derivative terms: Lay
Generic synonyms: Hoi Polloi, Mass, Masses, Multitude, People, The Great Unwashed
Member holonyms: Layman, Layperson, Secular
Antonyms: Clergy
Derivative terms: Lay
Definition of Laity
1. n. The people, as distinguished from the clergy; the body of the people not in orders.
Definition of Laity
1. Noun. people of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics. ¹
2. Noun. the common man or woman ¹
3. Noun. the unlearned, untrained or ignorant as in “The Layman’s Guide to Basket Weaving” ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Laity
1. the nonclerical membership of a religious faith [n -ITIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Laity
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