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laity

noun

/ˈleɪ.ɪ.ti/

Meaning

Ordinary members of a religious community who are not clergy.

The church welcomed the laity to participate in the event.

the laity and the clergy

congregation, followers, parishioners, believers

clergy, priesthood

Christian laity, active laity, Catholic laity

a straight, direct route to a destination

the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence

the degree of compactness of a substance; the quantity of something per unit area

A feeling of deep and bitter anger or resentment.

a person who has long experience in a particular field or an ex-member of the armed forces

The process of combining or coordinating separate elements into a unified whole.