laic

[ ley-ik ]

adjective

1. Also lai·cal. lay; secular.

noun

1. one of the laity.

laic

/ ˈleɪɪk /

adjective

1. of or involving the laity; secular

noun

1. See layman
   a rare word for layman

Derived Forms

• ˈlaically, adverb
• ˈlaicism, noun

Other Words From

• lai·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of laic¹

1555–65; < Late Latin lāicus < Greek lāikós of the people, equivalent to lā ( ós ) people + -ikos -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of laic¹

C15: from Late Latin lāicus lay ³

Example Sentences

Touching my peers, it is but necessary to say, that Mistress Martha Trapbois will none of them, whether clerical or laic.

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To offset such irrefutable evidence there is not one contemporary reference to a laic, or communal purpose.

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Viollet-le-Duc called Laon the laic cathedral par excellence.

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He was a faithful Laic and an Oblate, and when he finished his course was seventy years of age.

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He was a devout man and very trusty; a Laic and Resignate that was born at Ralt, and he was nearly seventy-one years old.

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