| Main Entry: | layman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amateur |
Synonyms: |
believer, dilettante, follower, laic, lay person, member, neophyte, nonprofessional, novice, outsider, parishioner, proselyte, recruit, secular |
Antonyms: |
professional |
| Main Entry: | laity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | believers |
Synonyms: |
congregation, laymen, laypeople, laywomen, parish |
| Main Entry: | nonprofessional |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | layperson |
Synonyms: |
amateur, dabbler, dilettante, laic, laity, layman, laywoman, tyro |
Antonyms: |
professional |
| 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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