LAICALLY

Etymology

Adverb

laically (comparative more laically, superlative most laically)

As a layman.

Source: Wiktionary


La"ic*al*ly, adv.

Definition: As a layman; after the manner of a layman; as, to treat a matter laically.

LAIC

La"ic, La"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. laicus: cf. F. laïque. See Lay laic.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to a layman or the laity. "Laical literature." Lowell. An unprincipled, unedified, and laic rabble. Milton.

La"ic, n.

Definition: A layman. Bp. Morton.

LAICAL

La"ic, La"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. laicus: cf. F. laïque. See Lay laic.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to a layman or the laity. "Laical literature." Lowell. An unprincipled, unedified, and laic rabble. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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