laity
/ˈleɪəti/LAY-uh-tee
/ˈleɪəti/LAY-uh-tee
Meaningthe people
Common meaning: lay people, not clergy
- lathe people, the common folkLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 876 · scan
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek λαός ‘the people, the common folk’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry λαός, p. 876 · dictionary scan
Roots
- λαός Greek “the people, the common folk”
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