| NOUN | possession | temporalty, temporality | the worldly possessions of a church |
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| group | temporalty, laity | in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy |
| Meaning | The worldly possessions of a church. | |
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| Synonym | temporality | |
| Broader | spiritualty, spirituality, church property | Property or income owned by a church |
| Spanish | temporalidad | |
| Meaning | In Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy. | |
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| Synonym | laity | |
| 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 | |
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