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laic

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la·ic  (lk) also la·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
Of or relating to the laity; secular.
n.
A layperson.
[Late Latin licus; see lay2.]
lai·cal·ly adv.
laic [ˈleɪɪk]
adj also laical
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) of or involving the laity; secular
n
a rare word for layman
[from Late Latin lāicus lay3]
laically  adv
laicism  n
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Adj.1.laic - characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"
lay, secular
profane, secular - not concerned with or devoted to religion; "sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture", "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment"


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