laity
21laity — la|i|ty [ leıəti ] noun singular or uncount FORMAL people who are members of a church but who are not priests ─ compare CLERGY …
22laity — la·i·ty || leɪətɪ n. people who are not members of the clergy; people who are not members of a specific profession …
23laity — italy …
24laity — n. Laymen, body of the people, the people (as distinguished from the clergy) …
25Laity — persons who are not members of the clergy ♦ The unordained people of the church, as distinct from the clergy; derived from the Greek word laos, the people . (Lynch, Joseph H. The Medieval Church: A Brief History, 363) Related terms: Lay …
26laity — n 1. congregation, parish, worshipers, church members, flock, fold, people. 2. laymen, seculars, secularists, nonecclesiastics …
27laity — la·i·ty …
28laity — UK [ˈleɪətɪ] / US noun [singular/uncountable] formal people who are members of a church but who are not priests See: clergy …
29laity — Миряне …
30laity — la•i•ty [[t]ˈleɪ ɪ ti[/t]] n. 1) the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy 2) the people outside of a particular profession, as distinguished from those belonging to it • Etymology: 1535–45; lay III+ ity …