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Laypeople

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• Lay-people

  [ley-pee-puh l] /ˈleɪˌpi pəl/ plural noun 1. laymen and laywomen collectively. [ley-pur-suh n] /ˈleɪˌpɜr sən/ noun 1. a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity. 2. a person who is not a member of a given profession, as law or medicine. n. 1972, gender-neutral version of layman.

• Layperson

  [ley-pur-suh n] /ˈleɪˌpɜr sən/ noun 1. a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity. 2. a person who is not a member of a given profession, as law or medicine. [ley-pee-puh l] /ˈleɪˌpi pəl/ plural noun 1. laymen and laywomen collectively. n. 1972, gender-neutral version of layman.

• Lay pipe

  verb phrase

• Lay-reader

  noun, Anglican Church. 1. a layperson authorized by a bishop to conduct certain parts of a service. noun 1. (Church of England) a person licensed by a bishop to conduct religious services other than the Eucharist 2. (RC Church) a layman chosen from among the congregation to read the epistle at Mass and sometimes other […]

• Lay rubber

  verb phrase To accelerate rapidly and speed in a car, so as to leave black tire marks on the road (1940s+ Teenagers)

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