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.

Concepten

leek

niet-ingewijde

oningewijde

niet-ingewijde

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

Laie

laico

laïc

leigo

profane

lego

laico

profano

profano

λαϊκός

laico

llec

seglar

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈleɪmən/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: layman

Verwant aan Old Frisian: lēkmann

Verwant aan Nederlands: leekeman

Verwant aan Oudhoogduits: leihman

Verwant aan Deens: lægmand

Verwant aan Zweeds: lekman

Verwant aan Noors: lekmann

Verwant aan IJslands: 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”).