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Portuguese
os fiés que não fazem parte do clero
Spanish
laico

In Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy.

os fiés que não fazem parte do clero

The worldly possessions of a church.

Synonyms
Examples for "laity"
Examples for "laity"
1
It has infected not only the general profession, but also the laity.
Valere Aude: Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regen...
2
As a consequence the parsons and monks were hated by the laity.
The Age of the Reformation
3
Swedenborg has given us the true signification of ordination by the laity.
Personal Experience of a Physician
4
These regulations applied to the laity as well as to the clergy.
Legends of the Gods / The Egyptian Texts, edited with Translatio...
5
How much better the impression on the laity than soaking and rubbing!
Nature Cure: Philosophy & Practice Based on the Unity of Disease...