LAY


Meaning of LAY in English

n. 25B6; adjective

a lay preacher : NON-CLERICAL, non-ordained, secular, temporal; formal laic.

a lay audience : NON-PROFESSIONAL, amateur, non-specialist, non-technical, untrained, unqualified.

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