layman, layperson, secular
(noun) someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
Source: WordNet® 3.1
layman (plural laymen)
Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
(by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.
A common person.
A person who is untrained or lacks knowledge of a subject.
A generally ignorant person.
Lay-sister or lay-brother, person received into a convent of monks, following the vows, but not being member of the order.
• expert
• specialist
• professional
Layman (plural Laymans)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Layman is the 3556th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10038 individuals. Layman is most common among White (94.58%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Lay"man n.; pl. Laymen (. Etym: [Lay, adj. + man.]
1. 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. Being a layman, I ought not to have concerned myself with speculations which belong to the profession. Dryden.
2. A lay figure. See under Lay, n. (above). Dryden
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
