Laity
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GRE Barron
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n. 俗信徒; 外行
- ［英］ n. 俗信徒 ( laymen collectively)
- ［记］ la ( =lay世俗的, 外行的) +ity -> 俗信徒, 外行;
- ［同］ 参考: layman ( 俗信徒, 外行)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun
- Etymology: ［sup］5［/sup］lay
- Date: 15th century
- 1. the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy
- 2. the mass of the people as distinguished from those of a particular profession or those specially skilled
