英语词汇“laity”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	laity
释义	Trends of laity View usage for: laity (leɪɪti) singular noun [with singular or plural verb] The laity are all the people involved in the work of a church who are not clergymen, monks, or nuns. The Church and the laity were increasingly active in charity work. Clergy and laity alike are divided in their views. laity in British English (ˈleɪɪtɪ) noun 1. laymen, as distinguished from members of the clergy 2. all people not of a specific occupation Word origin C16: from lay3 laity in American English (ˈleɪɪti) nounWord forms: plural ˈlaities 1. all the people not included among the clergy; laymen collectively 2. all the people not belonging to any given profession Word origin lay2 + -ity Examples of 'laity' in a sentence laity Pastor and staff must support and uphold their responsibilities to the laity of the church. Christianity Today (2000) It followed that the distinction between clergy and laity could no longer be that the former had "ministries" while the latter did not. Hebblethwaite, Peter Paul VI - The First Modern Pope (1993) In other languages laity British English: laity NOUN The laity are all the people involved in the work of a church who are not clergymen, monks, or nuns. The Church and the laity were increasingly active in charity work. American English: laity Brazilian Portuguese: leigos Chinese: 信徒 European Spanish: laicado French: laïques German: Laienstand Italian: laici Japanese: 平信徒 Korean: >평신도교회에서 European Portuguese: leigos Latin American Spanish: laicado
随便看	possessionate possessioned possessionless possession order possessions possessive possessive adjective possessively possessiveness possessive pronoun possessive-pronoun possess knowledge possessor possessorship possessory posset possibilism possibilist possibilities possibility possible possible acquisition possible action possible effect possible explanation

　

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