laity
English Thesaurus
1. in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy (noun.group)
| member holonym | : | layman, layperson, secular, |
| definition | : | someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person (noun.person) |
| antonym | : | clergy, |
| definition | : | in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | laic, lay, secular, |
| definition | : | characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | clergy, |
| definition | : | in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | laic, lay, secular, |
| definition | : | characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy (adj.all) |
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