Definitions for layman
ˈleɪ mənlay·man

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. layman, layperson, secularnoun

   someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. laymannoun

   layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy

2. laymannoun

   by analogy, someone who is not a professional in a given field

3. laymannoun

   a common person

4. laymannoun

   a person who is untrained or lacks knowledge of a subject

5. laymannoun

   a generally ignorant person

6. laymannoun

   lay-sister or lay-brother, person received into a convent of monks, following the vows, but not being member of the order

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Laymannoun

   Etymology: lay and man.

   1. One of the people distinct from the clergy.

   Laymen will neither admonish one another themselves, nor suffer ministers to do it. Government of the Tongue.

   Since a trust must be, she thought it best
   To put it out of laymens pow’r at least,
   And for their solemn vows prepar’d a priest. Dryden.

   Where can be the grievance, that an ecclesiastical landlord should expect a third part value for his lands, his title as antient, and as legal, as that of a layman, who is seldom guilty of giving such beneficial bargains. Jonathan Swift.

   2. An image.

   You are to have a layman almost as big as the life for every figure in particular, besides the natural figure before you. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Laymannoun

   one of the people, in distinction from the clergy; one of the laity; sometimes, a man not belonging to some particular profession, in distinction from those who do

2. Laymannoun

   a lay figure. See under Lay, n. (above)

3. Etymology: [Lay, adj. + man.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LAYMAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Layman is ranked #3556 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Layman surname appeared 10,038 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Layman.
   
   94.5% or 9,494 total occurrences were White.
   1.8% or 182 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 141 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 89 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.7% or 73 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 59 total occurrences were Black.

Anagrams for layman »

1. amylan

2. lamany

How to pronounce layman?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of layman in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of layman in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of layman in a Sentence

1. Anonymous:

   The best book on programming for the layman is Alice in Wonderland but that's because it's the best book on anything for layman.

2. Kai Tarkianen:

   ( It's) a layman's sport, anybody with a license can come up.

3. Uta Hagan:

   More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.

4. Colin Hanks:

   There's much bigger issues here and we wanted to be able to discuss those and explain it in a way that any layman could understand, that it could be entertaining but also informative.

5. George Filenko:

   In layman’s terms, the weapon could have been fired by Lt. Gliniewicz or he could have been in close proximity of the weapon being fired.

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