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layman | laically |

As a noun layman

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

As an adverb laically is

as a layman.

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

    laically

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • As a layman.
  • to treat a matter laically
    (Webster 1913)