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laic


adjective

  1. Also la·i·cal. lay; secular.

noun

  1. one of the laity.

adjective Also: laical

  1. of or involving the laity; secular

noun

  1. a rare word for layman

adj.1560s, from French laïque (16c.), from Late Latin laicus, from Greek laikos “of or belonging to the people,” from laos “people” (see lay (adj.)).

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