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- pronunciation:
- leI
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
of the laity, as distinguished from the clergy.
a lay committee of the church- synonyms:
- earthly, laic, mundane, profane, secular, temporal, worldly
- antonyms:
- ecclesiastical
- similar words:
- common, material, ordinary, physical, unholy
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| definition 2: |
outside of a certain profession, esp. a medical or legal profession.
That's just my lay opinion, since I'm not a doctor.- synonyms:
- amateur
- antonyms:
- professional
- similar words:
- amateurish, dilettante, ignorant, outside, second-rate, unschooled, untaught
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| related words: |
civil, profane, secular |
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