adj.
Pronunciation: ' l ā - ə -k ə l
Variant: or la · ic \ ' l ā -ik \
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin laicus, from Late Greek laïkos, from Greek, of the people, from laos people
Date: 1562
: of or relating to the laity : SECULAR
– laic noun
– la · ical · ly \ ' l ā - ə -k( ə -)l ē \ adverb