Associations to the word «Laity»

Wiktionary

LAITY, noun. People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
LAITY, noun. The common man or woman
LAITY, noun. The unlearned, untrained or ignorant as in “The Layman’s Guide to Basket Weaving”

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley