English noun: laity | |||
| 1. | laity (group) in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy | ||
| Synonyms | temporalty | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hoi polloi, mass, masses, multitude, people, the great unwashed | ||
| Member holonym | layman, layperson, secular | ||
| Antonyms | clergy | ||