layman

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
2. (broadly) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.
3. A common person.
4. A person who is untrained or lacks knowledge of a subject.
5. Lay-sister or lay-brother, person received into a convent of monks, following the vows, but not being member of the order.

Sinonieme

layperson

laity

amateur

secular

laic

follower

nonprofessional

ignoramus

outsider

believer

adherent

peasant

worldling

lay person

ordinary people

out of one’s line

laical

devout layman

lay devoter

pious Buddhist

house-holder

churchman

common people

countryman

countrywoman

householder

inexpert

lay

laywoman

non-professional

parishioner

Vertalings

Laie

leek

laico

laïc

leigo

lego

profane

profano

laico

profano

λαϊκός

niet-ingewijde

laico

llec

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈleɪmən/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: layman

Verwante met Old Frisian: lēkmann

Verwante met Nederlands: leekeman

Verwante met Old High German: leihman

Verwante met Deens: lægmand

Verwante met Sweeds: lekman

Verwante met Noors: lekmann

Verwante met Yslands: leikmaður

In summary

From Middle English layman, lay man, equivalent to lay (“non-clergy”) + man. Cognate with Old Frisian lēkmann, lēkmonn (“layman”), obsolete Dutch leekeman (“layman”), Old High German leihman (“layman”), Danish lægmand (“layman”), Swedish lekman (“layman”), Norwegian lekmann (“layman”), Icelandic leikmaður (“layman”).