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Antonyms for laymen

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ley-muh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈleɪ mən

Definition of laymen

Origin :
  • "non-cleric," early 15c., from lay (adj.) + man (n.). Meaning "outsider, non-expert" (especially in regards to law or medicine) is from late 15c. Related: Laymen.
  • noun amateur
Example sentences :
  • And the word was invented to distinguish the laymen from the clergymen.
  • Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 7. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
  • In all these respects they have been regarded as laymen from the beginning.
  • Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 7. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
  • They will only be admired by artists of perception, and by laymen of keen sensibility.
  • Extract from : « Adventures in the Arts » by Marsden Hartley
  • The Tartars are divided into two grand classes—lamas and laymen.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451 » by Various
  • Laymen, he complained, now "advanced" their own laws rather than those of the Church.
  • Extract from : « Henry VIII. » by A. F. Pollard
  • It's old, but good, and it was written especially for laymen.
  • Extract from : « Attrition » by Jim Wannamaker
  • Lawyers and laymen vied with one another in condemning the Bill.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, May 12, 1920 » by Various
  • Of the other six Commissioners three were prelates and three laymen.
  • Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
  • Laymen, too, are needed in great numbers in the foreign service.
  • Extract from : « Thoughts on Missions » by Sheldon Dibble
  • There are other reasons why laymen should engage in the work of missions.
  • Extract from : « Thoughts on Missions » by Sheldon Dibble

Synonyms for laymen

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