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layperson

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lay·per·son  (lpûrsn)
n.
A layman or a laywoman.
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Noun1.layperson - someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
layman, secular
laity, temporalty - in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy
common man, common person, commoner - a person who holds no title
lay reader - a layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal church


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