Hypertext Webster Gateway: "laic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Laic \La"ic\, Laical \La"ic*al\, a. [L. laicus: cf. F.
la["i]que. See {Lay} laic.]
Of or pertaining to a layman or the laity. ``Laical
literature.'' --Lowell.
An unprincipled, unedified, and laic rabble. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Laic \La"ic\, n.
A layman. --Bp. Morton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
laic
adj : concerning those not members of the clergy; "set his collar
in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay
ministry"; "the choir sings both sacred and secular
music" [syn: {lay}, {secular}]
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