(laymen)
1.
A ~ is a person who is not trained, qualified, or experienced in a particular subject or activity.
The mere mention of the words ‘heart failure’, can conjure up, to the ~, the prospect of imminent death...
? expert
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2.
A ~ is a man who is involved with the Christian church but is not a member of the clergy or a monk.
In 1932, one Boston ~ wrote to Archbishop William O’Connell in support of Father Coughlin.
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