English-Thai Dictionary
laity
N คน ทั้งหมด (ที่ ไม่ใช่ พระ religious worshipper kon-tang-mod
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LAITY
n.[Gr. people. See Laic. ] 1. The people, as distinguished from the clergy; the body of the people not in orders.
2. The state of a layman, or of not being in orders. [Not used. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LAITY
La "i *ty, n. Etym: [See Lay, a.]
1. The people, as distinguished from the clergy; the body of the people not in orders. A rising up of the laity against the sacerdotal caste. Macaulay.
2. The state of a layman. [Obs. ] Ayliffe.
3. Those who are not of a certain profession, as law or medicine, in distinction from those belonging to it.
New American Oxford Dictionary
laity
la i ty |ˈlāətē ˈleɪədi | ▶noun (usu. treated as pl. the laity ) lay people, as distinct from the clergy. • ordinary people, as distinct from professionals or experts. ORIGIN late Middle English: from lay 2 + -ity .
Oxford Dictionary
laity
laity |ˈleɪɪti | ▶noun [ usu. treated as pl. ] (the laity ) 1 lay people, as distinct from the clergy. 2 ordinary people, as distinct from professionals or experts. ORIGIN late Middle English: from lay 2 + -ity .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
laity
la i ty /léɪəti /名詞 〖集合的に; 単複両扱い; しばしばthe ～〗1 (宗教団体で, 聖職者 僧以外の )信徒 .2 (専門家に対して )素人 .
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