English[]
Etymology[]
From Latin laitas, from Ancient Greek λαός (laos), “‘people’”)
lay + -ity
Pronunciation[]
Noun[]
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Laity (laities)
- people, people of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
- the common man or woman
- the unlearned, untrained or ignorant as in “The Layman’s Guide to Basket Weaving”
Related terms[]
Anagrams[]
- ailty,
- Italy
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