Laity is a closed association of lay people. Laïc is an adjective that means „by or in relation to persons of a religious faith (but not of its clergy)“. The origins of the laity and laity can be traced back to the Greek laikos, which means „of the people.“ Laity was originally used to distinguish non-clerical people from clergy before being used to distinguish non-professionals from professionals in a field (such as law or medicine). You can find other English-Spanish translations in the Pocket Spanish English Legal Dictionary (print and online), English-Spanish-English dictionaries (such as Layman) and the Word reference legal translator. Non-cleric, early 15th century, from layman (adj.) + man; This term is also a noun. Similar formation in Old Frisian lekman, Danish lægmand. Meaning „foreigner, non-professional, non-expert“ (especially with regard to law or medicine) dates from the late 15th century. Parents: Laity. These sample sentences are automatically selected from various online information sources to reflect the current use of the word „layman.“ The views expressed in the examples do not represent the views of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
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