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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)

  1. Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
  2. (by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.
  3. A common person.
  4. 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?
  5. A generally ignorant person.
  6. 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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laicism

English

Etymology

laic +? -ism

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?le??s?z(?)m/, /?le??s?z(?)m/

Noun

laicism (countable and uncountable, plural laicisms)

  1. (especially in reference to Turkey) secularism

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

  • Islamic, Isl?mic

Romanian

Etymology

From French laïcisme

Noun

laicism n (uncountable)

  1. secularism

Declension

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