Look up: laity

1. laity
   [n] - everyone except the clergy
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2. Laity
   From the Greek word, laos, meaning 'people,' the laity are the non-ordained members of a church, as distinguished from 'the clergy'.
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3. Laity
   La'i·ty (lā'ĭ*tȳ) noun [ See Lay , adjective ] 1. The people, as distinguished from the clergy; the body of the people not in orders. « A rising up of the laity against the sacerd...
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4. laity
   temporalty noun in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy
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5. Laity
   • (a.) Those who are not of a certain profession, as law or medicine, in distinction from those belonging to it. • (a.) The state of a layman. • (a.) The people, as distinguished from the clergy; the body of the people not in orders.
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6. laity
   (from the article `Buddhism`) The second basic practice is the exchange that takes place between monks and laypersons. Like the Buddha himself, the monks embody or represent the ... A third widespread pattern of Buddhist reform has involved the promotion of movements that give the laity a much stronger role than it traditionally ... ...
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7. laity
   In the Christian church, the ordinary people, who are not priests or ministers.
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8. Laity
   In religious organizations, the `laity` comprises all people who are not in the clergy. A person who is a member of a Religious order who is not ordained legitimate clergy is considered as a member of the laity, even though they are members of a religious order (for example a nun or lay brother). In...
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