laity
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 5
/ˈleɪ.ə.ti/(UK)
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/ˈleɪ.ə.ti/(UK) · /ˈleɪ.ɪ.ti/(UK)
Definition of laity
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
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noun
- People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
- The common man or woman.
- The unlearned, untrained or ignorant.
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman laite, from Latin laitas, from Ancient Greek λαός (laós, “people”).
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