Definitions for laityˈleɪ ɪ ti
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
la•i•tyˈleɪ ɪ ti(n.)
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
the people outside of a particular profession, as distinguished from those belonging to it.
Origin of laity:
1535–45; lay3+ -ity
Princeton's WordNet
laity, temporalty(noun)
in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy
Wiktionary
laity(Noun)
people of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
laity(Noun)
the common man or woman
laity(Noun)
the unlearned, untrained or ignorant as in u201CThe Laymanu2019s Guide to Basket Weavingu201D
Origin: From laitas, from λαός
Webster Dictionary
Laity(adj)
the people, as distinguished from the clergy; the body of the people not in orders
Laity(adj)
the state of a layman
Laity(adj)
those who are not of a certain profession, as law or medicine, in distinction from those belonging to it
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