Difference between revisions of "Layman"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_138065" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_138065" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) One of the people, in distinction from the clergy; one of the laity; sometimes, a man not belonging to some particular profession, in distinction from those who do. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) One of the people, in distinction from the clergy; one of the laity; sometimes, a man not belonging to some particular profession, in distinction from those who do. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) A lay figure. See under Lay, n. (above). </p> | ||
== Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_20037" /> == | == Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_20037" /> == |
Latest revision as of 10:14, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) One of the people, in distinction from the clergy; one of the laity; sometimes, a man not belonging to some particular profession, in distinction from those who do.
(2): ( n.) A lay figure. See under Lay, n. (above).
Charles Buck Theological Dictionary [2]
One who follows a secular employment, and is not in orders: opposed to a clergyman.