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layman

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Noun

  1. Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
  2. Someone who is not a professional in a given field.
  3. A common person.
  4. A person who is untrained or lacks knowledge of a subject.
  5. Lay-sister or lay-brother, person received into a convent of monks, following the vows, but not being member of the order.

Proper noun

  1. A surname.

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