"laity" meaning in English

See laity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈleɪ.ə.ti/ [General-American, UK], /ˈleɪ.ɪ.ti/ [General-American, UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-laity.wav Forms: laities [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪɪti Etymology: From Anglo-Norman laite, from Latin laitas, from Ancient Greek λαός (laós, “people”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|xno|laite}} Anglo-Norman laite, {{der|en|la|laitas|}} Latin laitas, {{der|en|grc|λαός||people}} Ancient Greek λαός (laós, “people”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} laity (plural laities)
  1. People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics. Translations (people of a church who are not ordained): миряни (mirjani) (alt: събир.) [masculine, plural] (Bulgarian), maallikko (Finnish), laïcat (French), Laie (German), αμύητοι (amýitoi) [masculine, plural] (Greek), an tuath [feminine] (Irish), na tuataí [masculine, plural] (Irish), мирјани (mirjani) [masculine, plural] (Macedonian), yn theay (Manx), hunga reimana (Maori), laikat [masculine] (Polish), миря́не (mirjáne) [plural] (Russian), laico (Spanish), giáo dân (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-laity-en-noun-hjz6Jbfv Disambiguation of 'people of a church who are not ordained': 94 1 5
  2. The common man or woman.
    Sense id: en-laity-en-noun-9tN2VqBn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 60 21 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 21 55 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 66 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 60 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 61 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 23 49 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 49 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 64 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 58 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 16 57 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 23 49 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 26 46 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 23 49 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 23 49 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 47 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 61 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 61 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 26 46 28
  3. The unlearned, untrained or ignorant.
    Sense id: en-laity-en-noun-z5BPYQtj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lay, layman

Inflected forms

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