| NOUN | person | layman, layperson, secular | someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person |
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| Sounds | ley'mahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person. | |
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| Synonyms | layperson, secular | |
| Member of | laity, temporalty | In Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy |
| Narrower | lay reader | A layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal church |
| Broader | commoner, common man, common person | A person who holds no title |
| Opposite | clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth | A member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church |
| Spanish | laica, laico, lego, profano, secular, seglar | |
| Catalan | laic, llec, profà, secular, seglar | |
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