laic

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
8
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈleɪ.ɪk/ (US)

Definition of laic

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A layperson as opposed to a cleric, i.e. not a member of the clergy.
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noun

  1. A layperson as opposed to a cleric, i.e. not a member of the clergy.

adj

  1. Lay, relating to laypersons, as opposed to clerical.
    “And in conclusion it reflects to the disrepute of our ministers ... [that] they should still be frequented with such an unprincipled, unedified and laic rabble, as that the whiff of every new pamphlet should stagger them out of their catechism and Christian walking.”

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Etymology

From French laïque, from Latin lāicus (“common people”), from Ancient Greek λαός (laós). Doublet of lay.

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