| NOUN | group | laity, temporalty | in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy |
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| Sounds | ley'ahtiy | |
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| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | In Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy. | |
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| Synonym | temporalty | |
| Members | layman, layperson, secular | someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person |
| Broader | multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, people, the great unwashed | The common people generally |
| Opposite | clergy | In Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) |
| Spanish | laicado, laico | |
| Adjectives | lay | characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy |
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