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{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "cleric"
},
{
"word": "priest"
},
{
"word": "monk"
},
{
"word": "friar"
},
{
"word": "expert"
},
{
"word": "specialist"
},
{
"word": "professional"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "in layman's terms"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "layman"
},
"expansion": "Middle English layman",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "lay man"
},
"expansion": "lay man",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "lay",
"3": "man",
"t1": "non-clergy"
},
"expansion": "lay (“non-clergy”) + man",
"name": "com"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ofs",
"2": "lēkmann"
},
"expansion": "Old Frisian lēkmann",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ofs",
"2": "lēkmonn",
"t": "layman"
},
"expansion": "lēkmonn (“layman”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "leekeman",
"t": "layman"
},
"expansion": "Dutch leekeman (“layman”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "goh",
"2": "leihman",
"t": "layman"
},
"expansion": "Old High German leihman (“layman”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "lægmand",
"t": "layman"
},
"expansion": "Danish lægmand (“layman”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "lekman",
"t": "layman"
},
"expansion": "Swedish lekman (“layman”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "no",
"2": "lekmann",
"t": "layman"
},
"expansion": "Norwegian lekmann (“layman”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "leikmaður",
"t": "layman"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic leikmaður (“layman”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English layman, lay man, equivalent to lay (“non-clergy”) + man. Cognate with Old Frisian lēkmann, lēkmonn (“layman”), obsolete Dutch leekeman (“layman”), Old High German leihman (“layman”), Danish lægmand (“layman”), Swedish lekman (“layman”), Norwegian lekmann (“layman”), Icelandic leikmaður (“layman”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "laymen",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "laymen"
},
"expansion": "layman (plural laymen)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "laity"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "34 9 7 40 11",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "41 22 0 22 15",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "People",
"orig": "en:People",
"parents": [
"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy."
],
"id": "en-layman-en-noun-cRmSTQdK",
"links": [
[
"Layperson",
"layperson"
],
[
"cleric",
"cleric"
],
[
"clergy",
"clergy"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"word": "leek"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "mirjanin",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"word": "мирянин"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "sújiā",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"word": "俗家"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "píngxìntú",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"topics": [
"Christianity"
],
"word": "平信徒"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "laik"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "lægmand"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "lægfolk"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leek"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"word": "laiko"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"word": "maallikko"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "laïc"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Laie"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "laïkós",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "λαϊκός"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"word": "laikus"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leikmaður"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tuata"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "neamheaglaiseach"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"word": "laico"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "profano"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"alt": "ぞくじん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "zokujin",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"word": "俗人"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"alt": "ひらしんと",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hirashinto",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"topics": [
"Christianity"
],
"word": "平信徒"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "mírjanin",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ми́рјанин"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "theayagh"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"word": "reimana"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"word": "lay man"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"word": "lewed man"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lekmann"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lekmann"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lǣwed"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "laik"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"word": "laico"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"word": "leigo"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "rgn",
"lang": "Romagnol",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "làic"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "rgn",
"lang": "Romagnol",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lêic"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mirjánin",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "миря́нин"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "световњак"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ла̀ик"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "svetovnjak"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "làik"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "laik"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "laička"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "laico"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lego"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"word": "lekman"
},
{
"_dis1": "44 29 4 12 10",
"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"roman": "mi sku",
"sense": "someone who is not an ordained cleric",
"word": "མི་སྐུ"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Carmen is not a professional anthropologist, but strictly a layman.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Let me explain it to you [[in layman's terms|in layman's terms]].",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Someone who is not a professional in a given field."
],
"id": "en-layman-en-noun-ZAonb0TX",
"raw_glosses": [
"(by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field."
],
"tags": [
"broadly"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ljubitel",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "любител"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "laik",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "лаик"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "laik"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "amatér"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "lægmand"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"plural"
],
"word": "lægfolk"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leek"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"word": "laiko"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"word": "maallikko"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "profane"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Laie"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "erasitéchnis",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ερασιτέχνης"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "erasitéchnis",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ερασιτέχνις"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hedyot",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "הדיוט"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"word": "laikus"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leikmaður"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"word": "awam"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "duine gan foghlaim"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gnáthdhuine"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "tuata"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "profano"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ljúbitel",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "љу́бител"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "láik",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ла́ик"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "diletánt",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дилета́нт"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "theayagh"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"word": "lewed man"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lekmann"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lekmann"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "laik"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "profano"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leigo"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ljubítelʹ",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "люби́тель"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "diletánt",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дилета́нт"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nespecialíst",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "неспециали́ст"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "profán",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "профа́н"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ла̀ик"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 75 2 6 5",
"code": "sh",
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},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lekmann"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "laik"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "profano"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "leigo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ljubítelʹ",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "люби́тель"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "diletánt",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "дилета́нт"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nespecialíst",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "неспециали́ст"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "profán",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "профа́н"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "ла̀ик"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "làik"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "laik"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "laička"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "amatér"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "profano"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lego"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aficionado"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "someone who is not a professional in a given field",
"word": "lekman"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"layman"
],
"word": "layman"
}
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