laity
IPA: ɫˈeɪʌti
noun
- People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
- The common man or woman.
- The unlearned, untrained or ignorant.
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Examples of "laity" in Sentences
- Of these, only the haiden is open to the laity.
- Stop discriminating against the laity and the diocese.
- The laity was more impatient with the process of reform.
- Some church members urged the laity to boycott the film.
- Gregory legislated on the behaviour of the laity and the clergy.
- He also spoke in favor of the increased participation of the laity.
- If the decedent was a member of the laity their feet face the altar.
- The church community is made up of an ordained ministry and the laity.
- It is the highest medal that can be awarded to the laity by the Papacy.
- It likewise gave a new emphasis on the role of the laity in the church.
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