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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partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
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sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
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maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
connivancethe act of conniving
asunderinto parts
nutritiousnourishing
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