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Antonyms for lay people

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ley-pee-puh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈleɪˌpi pəl

Definition of lay people

Origin :
  • 1972, gender-neutral version of layman.
  • As in layman : noun amateur
Example sentences :
  • This does not mean that the lay people are working for the pastor and that their loyalty is to him.
  • Extract from : « Herein is Love » by Reuel L. Howe
  • There are here a congregation of priests and ten families of lay people.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Faiths And Modern » by Thomas Inman
  • These associations can consist of lay people at least in the majority.
  • Extract from : « The War Upon Religion » by Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
  • The whole attitude of parishes and lay people in this country towards their spiritual pastors is benevolent to a degree.
  • Extract from : « Thirty Years in Australia » by Ada Cambridge
  • But,' he said, 'is it not needful to the lay people that cannot thus do, to go shrive them to priests?'
  • Extract from : « Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse » by Various
  • Sometimes it seems as if lay people show less intelligence in the church than in their world.
  • Extract from : « Herein is Love » by Reuel L. Howe
  • All too often lay people assume that the problems of the ministry and of the church belong to the clergy alone.
  • Extract from : « Herein is Love » by Reuel L. Howe
  • The society is administrated by lay people, of whom the present officers are: MM.
  • Extract from : « Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2) » by William Henry Atherton
  • An appeal at this time was made by Bishop Bourget and colleges, convents and lay people responded in adopting the children.
  • Extract from : « Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2) » by William Henry Atherton
  • While I could not find out from the lay people I asked that any ague was there, I now understand it is all through that locality.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 » by Various

Synonyms for lay people

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