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Definition of laity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

laity

noun
 
/ˈleɪəti/
 
/ˈleɪəti/
the laity
[singular + singular or plural verb]
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  1. all the members of a Church who are not clergy
    • In many parishes the laity now takes/take a more active role than in the past.
    see also layman
    Word Originlate Middle English: from lay (adj) + -ity.
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