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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |