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
sybaritevoluptuary
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
parochialof or relating to a church parish
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
defaultfailure to do something required by duty or law : neglect
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
esteemthe regard in which one is held
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts