GRE Word List

LAITY

the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy

The meaning of the word laity is the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy.

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WordMeaning
trickleto issue or fall in drops
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
parochialof or relating to a church parish
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
covertnot openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
predecessorone that precedes
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory