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laymanlaypersonsecularcommon mancommon personcommonerlay readerlaitytemporaltyclergymanman of the clothreverend

layman

noun

1 layman

Someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person.

synonyms: layperson, secular.

Roget 997: laity, flock, fold, congregation, assembly, brethren, people; society [U.S.].    temporality, secularization.    layman, civilian; parishioner, catechumen; ... show more

is a specific kind of: common man, common person, commoner.

is a broader term that covers: lay reader.

is a member of: laity, temporalty.

is the opposite of: clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend.

Dutch: leek, oningewijde
Polish: świecki, laik

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