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laic definition

laic (lā′ik)

adjective

of the laity; secular; lay
also laical la′i·cal

Etymology: LL(Ec) laicus, not priestly < Gr laikos < laos, the people

noun

a layman

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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