laity, temporalty
(noun) in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
laity (plural laities)
People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
The common man or woman.
The unlearned, untrained or ignorant.
• -ality, Italy
Source: Wiktionary
La"i*ty, n. Etym: [See Lay, a.]
1. The people, as distinguished from the clergy; the body of the people not in orders. A rising up of the laity against the sacerdotal caste. Macaulay.
2. The state of a layman. [Obs.] Ayliffe.
3. Those who are not of a certain profession, as law or medicine, in distinction from those belonging to it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins