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laity

/ˈleɪəti/noun

उच्चारण लेअटी

गृहस्थ वर्ग, साधारण अनुयायी (पुरोहितों से भिन्न)

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noun
  1. 1

    [usually the laity, singular or plural verb]

    all the members of a religious group who are not priests

    गृहस्थ वर्ग, साधारण अनुयायी (पुरोहितों से भिन्न)

    • The new rules apply to both the clergy and the laity.

    Opposite clergy priesthood

  2. 2

    [the laity]

    all the people who are not experts in a particular subject

    आम लोग, अविशेषज्ञ जनता

    • Medical terms are often difficult for the laity to understand.

    Synonyms laypeople the public

    Opposite experts professionals

◇Word family
lay adjectivelayman noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

laypeople the public

Antonyms

clergy priesthood experts professionals

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The laity means people who are not priests or not experts, and one such person is a layman or layperson.

The laity का अर्थ है वे लोग जो पुरोहित या विशेषज्ञ नहीं हैं, और ऐसे एक व्यक्ति को layman या layperson कहते हैं।