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