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- Dictionarylaity/ˈleɪɪti/
noun
- 1. lay people, as distinct from the clergy.
- 2. ordinary people, as distinct from professionals or experts.
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Members of a religion who are not a part of the clergy
In religious organizations, the laity consists of all members who are not part of the clergy, usually including any non-ordained members of religious orders, e.g. a nun or a lay brother. In both religious and wider secular usage, a layperson (also layman or laywoman) is a person who is not qualified in a given profession or does not have specific knowledge of a certain subject. The phrase "layman'... Wikipedia
