Laity

Synonyms for "laity" (23 found)

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Noun(6 words)
general publiclay audiencelay publiclaymanlaymenlaypeople

Related words (11)

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lay audiencelay leaderslay organizationslay peoplelay public

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Algeria has created Islamist terrorism of the 90s to bar the road to the laity Kabyle.

Source: tatoeba (8126454)

Tensions grew when the laity questioned the primacy of the clergy in moral decision-making.

Source: tatoeba (13576671)

The scandal threatened to vitiate the trust that the laity had long placed in their leaders.

Source: tatoeba (13576675)

The oracle taught that the faith of the laity was the obverse of the gods' hidden despair.

Source: tatoeba (13576682)

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