laic

laic
1. noun /ˈleɪ.ɪk/
A layperson, as opposed to a member of the clergy.
2. adjective /ˈleɪ.ɪk/
Lay, relating to laypersons, as opposed to clerical.

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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  • laïc — laïc …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • Laic — Laïc Voir « laïc » sur le Wiktionnaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • laic — LÁIC, Ă, laici, e, adj. (Adesea substantivat) Care este din afara religiei şi a tagmei bisericeşti, specific acestui domeniu; mirenesc, lumesc. ♦ fig. (fam.) Care nu cunoaşte, nu este iniţiat într un anumit domeniu. [pr.: la ic] – Din fr. laïque …   Dicționar Român

  • 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. [1913 Webster] An unprincipled, unedified, and laic rabble. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Laic — La ic, n. A layman. Bp. Morton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Laic. — Laic.     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Abbreviations     ► Abbreviation in general use, chiefly Ecclesiastical     Laicus ( Layman ) The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VIII. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Nihil Obstat. 1910 …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • laic — index civil (public), layman, profane Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • laic — Mot Monosíl·lab Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • laic — 1560s, from Fr. laïque (16c.), from L.L. laicus, from Gk. laikos of or belonging to the people, from laos people (see LAY (Cf. lay) (adj.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • laic — [lā′ik] adj. [LL(Ec) laicus, not priestly < Gr laikos < laos, the people] of the laity; secular; lay: also laical n. a layman …   English World dictionary

  • laïc — laïque [ laik ] adj. , laïc, laïque [ laik ] n. • 1487; lat. ecclés. laïcus→ 1. lai 1 ♦ Qui ne fait pas partie du clergé, et spécialt Qui n a pas reçu les ordres de cléricature, en parlant d un chrétien baptisé. Tribunal, juridiction laïque. ⇒… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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