| Main Entry: | laity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | believers |
Synonyms: |
congregation, laymen, laypeople, laywomen, parish |
| Concept: | Laity. |
| Category: | 5. Religious institutions |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
laity, flock, fold, congregation, assembly, brethren, people; society [U.S.]., temporality, secularization., layman, civilian; parishioner, catechumen; secularist.
-verbs
secularize.
-adjectives
secular, lay, laical, civil, temporal, profane.
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Antonyms: |
clergy |
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| Main Entry: | congregation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assembled group, especially concerned with church-going |
Synonyms: |
aggregation, assemblage, assembly, audience, churchgoers, collection, company, confab, crowd, disciples, flock, following, gathering, get-together, group, host, laity, meet, meeting, multitude, muster, parish, parishioners, public, sit-in, throng, turnout |
| Main Entry: | nonprofessional |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | layperson |
Synonyms: |
amateur, dabbler, dilettante, laic, laity, layman, laywoman, tyro |
Antonyms: |
professional |