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

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras