laic

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laic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Laic \La"ic\, Laical \La"ic*al\, a. [L. laicus: cf. F.
     la["i]que. See Lay laic.]
     Of or pertaining to a layman or the laity. "Laical
     literature." --Lowell.
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           An unprincipled, unedified, and laic rabble. --Milton.
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  Laic \La"ic\, n.
     A layman. --Bp. Morton.
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laic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  laic
      adj 1: characteristic of those who are not members of the
             clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical
             position"; "the lay ministry" [syn: laic, lay,
             secular]