Laymanship

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being a layman. uncountable

    "Naive methods and resolute laymanship go hand in hand, both obstructions in the pursuit of truth, blocks in the road of inquiry."

Example

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"Naive methods and resolute laymanship go hand in hand, both obstructions in the pursuit of truth, blocks in the road of inquiry."

Etymology

From layman + -ship.

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