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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslaicato
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lay-ka-to
"Il concilio ha valorizzato molto il contributo del laicato."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The lay people as distinct from the clergy; ordinary church members.
"The new church policies aimed to give the laity a much greater voice in parish administration." - 2
Ordinary people as distinct from professionals or experts in a particular field.
"The complex medical research was translated into language that could be easily understood by the laity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originated in the late 14th century, derived from the Old French laite, and ultimately from Late Latin lāicus, based on the Greek laikos meaning 'of the people'. It initially developed in a religious context to distinguish ordinary church members from the ordained clergy, eventually broadening to distinguish non-professional people from specialists in any given field.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Laity" is said worldwide
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laïcat
Transliteration: lay-ka
"Le rôle du laïcat dans l'église moderne est de plus en plus important."
Laien
Transliteration: laɪən
Script: Laaien
"Die Ansichten der Laien wurden in der Diskussion ebenfalls berücksichtigt."
laicato
Transliteration: lay-ka-to
"Il concilio ha valorizzato molto il contributo del laicato."
laicado
Transliteration: lay-ka-do
"El laicado participa activamente en las obras de caridad de la parroquia."
leigos
Transliteration: lay-goos
"A formação dos leigos é essencial para a evangelização."
साधारण जन
Transliteration: sadharan jan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"इस धर्मग्रंथ को साधारण जन आसानी से समझ सकते हैं।"
俗人
Transliteration: sú rén
Script: 中文汉字
"这本书是用俗人也能听懂的语言写成的。"
평신도
Transliteration: pyeong-sin-do
Script: 한국어 한글
"교회의 많은 활동이 평신도들에 의해 이루어집니다."
信徒
Transliteration: shinto
Script: 日本語
"その難解な科学的発見は信徒たちにも分かりやすく説明された。"
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