laico

Noun

layman (someone who is not an ordained cleric)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) lay (not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them)
2. (not-comparable) non-religious (having no relation with religion)
3. (not-comparable) secular (not bound by the vows of a monastic order)

Opposite of

religioso, clerical, eclesiástico

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlaj.ku/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: lāicus

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin lāicus (“lay; unconsecrated”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”). Doublet of the inherited leigo.

Concepts

layman

layperson

lay

secular

profane

secularized

Synonyms

leigo

profano

Translations

laico

laïc

laico

profano

leek

laik

Laie

laïque

laic

lego

świecki

λαϊκός

niet-ingewijde

weltlich

profane