different between laic vs layman
laic
English
Alternative forms
- laick (obsolete)
Etymology
From French laïque, from Latin la?cus (“common people”), from Ancient Greek ???? (laós). Doublet of lay.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?le?.?k/
- Rhymes: -e??k
Noun
laic (plural laics)
- A layperson, as opposed to a member of the clergy.
Adjective
laic (comparative more laic, superlative most laic)
- Lay, relating to laypersons, as opposed to clerical.
- 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica
- And in conclusion it reflects to the disrepute of our ministers ... [that] they should still be frequented with such an unprincipled, unedified and laic rabble, as that the whiff of every new pamphlet should stagger them out of their catechism and Christian walking.
- 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica
Anagrams
- -ical, Cail, Cali, Laci
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin laicus, from Ancient Greek ???? (laós). Doublet of llec.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?lajk/
Adjective
laic (feminine laica, masculine plural laics, feminine plural laiques)
- laic, secular
Noun
laic m (plural laics, feminine laica)
- layperson
Further reading
- “laic” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “laic” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “laic” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “laic” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Iu Mien
Etymology
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *-rajH (“sharp”). Cognate with White Hmong zuag.
Adjective
laic
- sharp
Romanian
Etymology
From French laïque, from Latin laicus.
Adjective
laic m or n (feminine singular laic?, masculine plural laici, feminine and neuter plural laice)
- secular
Declension
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layman
English
Etymology
From Middle English lay +? man.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?le?m?n/
- Rhymes: -e?m?n
Noun
layman (plural laymen)
- Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
- (by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.
- A common person.
- A person who is untrained or lacks knowledge of a subject.
- 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 221d.
- should he be held to be just a layman, or does he have some art?
- 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 221d.
- A generally ignorant person.
- Lay-sister or lay-brother, person received into a convent of monks, following the vows, but not being member of the order.
Antonyms
- cleric
- priest
- monk
- friar
- expert
- specialist
- professional
Derived terms
- in layman's terms
Related terms
- laity
Translations
Anagrams
- yalman
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