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English noun: laity

1. laity (group) in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy


Synonymstemporalty


Broader (hypernym)hoi polloi, mass, masses, multitude, people, the great unwashed


Member holonymlayman, layperson, secular


Antonymsclergy









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