layman (redirected from laywomen)

lay·man  (lmn)

n.

1. A man who is not a cleric.

2. A man who is a nonprofessional: His is just the layman's view of medicine. See Usage Note at man.

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layman [ˈleɪmən]

n pl -men

1. a man who is not a member of the clergy

2. a person who does not have specialized or professional knowledge of a subject science for the layman

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

layman - someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person layperson, 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 clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

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layman

noun nonprofessional, amateur, outsider, lay person, non-expert, nonspecialist There are basically two types, called, in layman's terms, blue and white asbestos.

Translations

layman [ˈleɪmən] N (laymen (pl))

1. (Rel) → seglar mf, lego/a m/f

2. (fig) → profano(a) m/f, lego(a) m/f
in layman's terms → para entendernos, para los profanos en la materia

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layman [ˈleɪmən] n

(= non-expert) → profane m
in layman's terms → en langage de tous les jours, en termes profanes

(= non-ordained church member) → laïque m

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layman [ˈleɪmən] n (-men (pl)) (Rel) → laico (fig) (non-professional) → profano

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layman lay