laic
See also: laïc
English
Alternative forms
- laick (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈleɪ.ɪk/
- Rhymes: -eɪɪk
Adjective
laic (comparative more laic, superlative most laic)
- Lay, relating to laypersons, as opposed to clerical.
- 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica
- And in conclusion it reflects to the disrepute of our ministers ... [that] they should still be frequented with such an unprincipled, unedified and laic rabble, as that the whiff of every new pamphlet should stagger them out of their catechism and Christian walking.
- 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin laĭcus (“common people”), from Ancient Greek λαός (laós).
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