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 Definitions of laity  [ˈleɪ ɪ ti]  

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Definition of 'laity' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) laity
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.

2.  laity
the people outside of a particular profession, as distinguished from those belonging to it.

Etymology:  (1535–45; lay3+ -ity)

Definition of 'laity' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) laity, temporalty
in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy


Definition of 'laity' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) laity
the people, as distinguished from the clergy; the body of the people not in orders

2. (adj) laity
the state of a layman

3. (adj) laity
those who are not of a certain profession, as law or medicine, in distinction from those belonging to it



'laity' - Nearby Entries  

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