laïque

Betekenis

Adj

lay, secular

Noun

layman, layperson

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/la.ik/

Etimologie

From Latin lāicus (“lay, layman, laic, laical”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”). Doublet of lai (“lay, not belonging to the clergy”).