| Main Entry: | lay |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amateur, not trained in a religious or other profession |
Synonyms: |
inexpert, nonclerical, nonprofessional, nonspecialist, ordinary, secular, temporal, unsacred |
| Notes: | to lay is to place something; to lie is to recline |
Antonyms: |
ordained, professional |
| Main Entry: | secular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not spiritual or religious |
Synonyms: |
civil, earthly, laic, laical, lay, material, materialistic, nonclerical, nonreligious, of this world, profane, temporal, unsacred, worldly |
Antonyms: |
godly, holy, religious, spiritual |