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

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis