laic
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laic
- /ˈleɪ.ɪk/ US
Rhymes with -eɪɪk
Where it comes from
From French laïque, from Latin lāicus (“common people”), from Ancient Greek λαός (laós). Doublet of lay.
noun laics · laick
- A layperson as opposed to a cleric, i.e. not a member of the clergy. Laic and laicist derive from the same root. Why did their meanings diverge? What meaning do they share? Both apply to people who believe that the well-being of societies requires that religious doctrines and churches do not interfere with the functioning of the state. To the laic, this end is reache
adjective more laic · most laic · laick
- 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.
