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LAYMAN

a person who is not a member of the clergy

The meaning of the word layman is a person who is not a member of the clergy.

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resuscitateto revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
redundantexceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous
connivancethe act of conniving
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
complementsomething that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
retractto draw back or in
spatefreshet