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Definition of 'laic'

English

Alternative forms

* laick (obsolete)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A layperson, as opposed to a member of the clergy.
  • Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Lay, relating to laypersons, as opposed to clerical.
  • *1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica
  • *:And in conclusion it reflects to the disrepute of our ministers ... [that] they should still be frequented with such an unprincipled, unedified and laic rabble, as that the whiff of every new pamphlet should stagger them out of their catechism and Christian walking.
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