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Laity

In religious organizations, the laity (/ˈleɪəti/) – individually a layperson, layman or laywoman – consists of all members who are not part of the clergy, usually including any non-ordained members of religious orders, e.g., a nun or a lay brother.

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Etymology

Christian laity

Lay Buddhists

Faith at work

Roman Catholic theology of the laity

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Laity

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related to Roman Catholic theology of the laity · 57
Laity → Adam, April, Archived, Bourbonnais, Brown, Burkhart, Cambridge University Press, Catherine, Christian ClassicsDaniélou, Church, Costambeys, CS1, DescléePhilips, Documentary Culture, Early Middle Ages, Emmanuel, Ernst, French, Illinois, Innes
related to External links · 20
Laity → Buddhism, Buddhist Terms, Canon Law, Committed Laity, Definitions, Do Mormon Leaders Receive, Explanation, Fact, Faith, Financial Support, Gibbs, Roman Catholic Church, Section, South Vietnam, Strong, Tanner, The Code, The Development, The Religions, Vietnam
related to Orthodox · 16
Laity → America's, Christian, Christians, Church Fathers, God, Greek, Lay Ministries, Peter, Scripture, The, The Orthodox Church, The Orthodox Church's, Theology, Theou, Thus, What
related to Ministry of the Laity · 13
Laity → Although, Auburn Theological Seminary, Dean Reber, For, He, His, Howard Grimes, However, In, Ministry, Reber, The Ministry, The Rebirth
related to Social Gospel · 13
Laity → Charles Monroe Sheldon, Christianizing, In, It, Its, Many, Social Gospel, The, The Social Gospel, They, Walter Rauschenbusch, Washington Gladden, World War
related to Faith at work · 11
Laity → David, God, Laity Era, Miller, Present, The, The Faith, The Ministry, The Social Gospel Era, Work, Work Era
related to Etymology · 4
Laity → Anglo-French, Greek, Late Latin, The

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lay priestinstance ofas opposed to specialised terminology understood only by a professional.Terms0.80text
lay clergyinstance ofas opposed to specialised terminology understood only by a professional.Terms0.80text
lay nun were once used in certain Buddhist culturesinstance ofas opposed to specialised terminology understood only by a professional.Terms0.80text
especially Japaneseinstance ofas opposed to specialised terminology understood only by a professional.Terms0.80text
to indicate ordained persons who continued to live in the wider community instead of retiring to a monasteryinstance ofas opposed to specialised terminology understood only by a professional.Terms0.80text
Laityrelated to EtymologyThe0.60section
Laityrelated to EtymologyGreek0.60section
Laityrelated to EtymologyAnglo-French0.60section
Laityrelated to EtymologyLate Latin0.60section
Laityrelated to External linksThe Code0.60section
Laityrelated to External linksCanon Law0.60section
Laityrelated to External linksRoman Catholic Church0.60section

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