leigo

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) layman (someone who is not an ordained cleric)
2. (masculine) layman (someone who is not a professional in a given field)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) lay (not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them)
2. (not-comparable) non-religious (having no relation with religion)

Concepts

layman

lay

secular

layperson

temporal

untrained

worldly

lay person

age-old

nonexpert

laic

nonprofessional

non-professional

Opposite of

religioso

Synonyms

laico

secular

profano

Translations

Laie

leek

laïc

profano

laico

laico

laïque

λαϊκός

lego

leken-

wereldlijk

profano

laic

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈle(j).ɡu/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese leigo, from Latin lāicus (“lay; unconsecrated”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”). Doublet of laico.