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Layman vs Impeccable - What's the difference?

layman | impeccable |

As a noun layman

is layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.

As an adjective impeccable is

perfect, without faults, flaws or errors.

layman

English

(wikipedia layman)

Noun

(laymen)
  • layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy
  • by analogy, someone who is not a professional in a given field
    • Carmen is not a professional anthropologist, but strictly a layman .
    Let me explain it to you in layman's terms.
  • a common person
  • a person who is untrained or lacks knowledge of a subject
  • * 2005 , .
    • should he be held to be just a layman , or does he have some art?
  • a generally ignorant person
  • lay-sister or lay-brother, person received into a convent of monks, following the vows, but not being member of the order

    • Antonyms

    * expert * specialist * professional

    Derived terms

    * in layman's terms

    Related terms

    * laity

    impeccable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Perfect, without faults, flaws or errors
    • The only impeccable writers are those who never wrote. -
    He grew up in Norway, but he writes impeccable English.
  • Incapable of wrongdoing or sin; immaculate
    • It was easy for James V to imprison Lady Glamis, but actually convicting her was far more difficult; her character was impeccable and she was highly respected by all who knew her.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * peccable * peccant

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