Laic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈeɪɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈeɪɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈeɪɪk/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈeɪɪk/.

Examples

set his collar in laic rather than clerical position
the lay ministry

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lay secular

Parts of Speech

adjective

characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy

“set his collar in laic rather than clerical position”

Word Forms

laity

noun

in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Laien

charakteristisch für diejenigen, die nicht dem Klerus angehören

🇫🇷French

laïque

caractéristique de ceux qui ne sont pas membres du clergé

🇪🇸Spanish

laico

Característica de aquellos que no son miembros del clero.

🇮🇹Italian

laico

caratteristica di coloro che non sono membri del clero

🇳🇱Dutch

laïsch

kenmerkend voor degenen die geen lid zijn van de geestelijkheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

laico

característica daqueles que não são membros do clero

🇷🇺Russian

светский

характерно для тех, кто не принадлежит к духовенству

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लौकिक

उन लोगों की विशेषता जो पादरी वर्ग के सदस्य नहीं हैं

🇮🇳Tamil

லாயிக்

மதகுருமார்களின் உறுப்பினர்களாக இல்லாதவர்களின் பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

లైక్

మతాధికారులలో సభ్యులు కాని వారి లక్షణం

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲೌಕಿಕ

ಪಾದ್ರಿಗಳ ಸದಸ್ಯರಲ್ಲದವರ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലാക്ക്

പൗരോഹിത്യത്തിൽ അംഗമല്ലാത്തവരുടെ സ്വഭാവം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

俗人

非神职人员的特征

🇯🇵Japanese

ライク

聖職者ではない人の特徴

🇰🇷Korean

속인

성직자가 아닌 사람들의 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người lai

đặc điểm của những người không phải là thành viên của giáo sĩ

🇹🇭Thai

ไลค์

ลักษณะของผู้ไม่เป็นสมาชิกคณะสงฆ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

duniawi

ciri khas mereka yang bukan anggota ulama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

علماني

سمة أولئك الذين ليسوا من رجال الدين

🇮🇷Persian

لایک

ویژگی کسانی که عضو روحانیت نیستند

🇹🇷Turkish

laik

din adamı olmayanların karakteristik özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

לאיק

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The primary meaning of 'laic' is 'characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy'.

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