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Synonyms for laity


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ley-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈleɪ ɪ ti



Définition of laity

Origin :
  • "body of people not in religious orders," early 15c., from Anglo-French laite, from lay (adj.) + -ity.
  • noun believers
Example sentences :
  • He is a leading member of the Roman Catholic laity in England.
  • Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 » by Various
  • They are the priests of a religion, and can never descend to the charges of the laity.
  • Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever
  • And as for your Latin service, what are we of the laity the better for it?
  • Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe
  • The laity had no ambition to take upon themselves the burdens of the clergy.
  • Extract from : « The Reign of Mary Tudor » by W. Llewelyn Williams.
  • There were magistrates and courts of law for the offences of the laity.
  • Extract from : « Short Studies on Great Subjects » by James Anthony Froude
  • While they governed the laity, the laity had no power over them.
  • Extract from : « Short Studies on Great Subjects » by James Anthony Froude
  • He is still the Great Erastian, the protagonist of laity against clergy.
  • Extract from : « Henry VIII. » by A. F. Pollard
  • Not only monks and priests should be allowed to teach, but also the laity.
  • Extract from : « History of Education » by Levi Seeley
  • But there is, I fear, some justification for such a criticism from the laity.
  • Extract from : « The Rough Road » by William John Locke
  • “Then I suppose that you mean the Bible should not be read by us laity,” he exclaimed.
  • Extract from : « Clara Maynard » by W.H.G. Kingston

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