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la⋅ic

  [ley-ik]
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–adjective
1. Also, la⋅i⋅cal. lay; secular.
–noun
2. one of the laity.
Origin:
1555–65; < LL lāicus < Gk lāikós of the people, equiv. to lā(ós) people + -ikos -ic

Related forms:
la⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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la·ic   (lā'ĭk)   
adj.  Of or relating to the laity; secular.
n.  A layperson.

[Late Latin lāicus; see lay2.]
la'i·cal·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

laic 
1562, from Fr. laique, from L.L. laicus, from Gk. laikos "of or belonging to the people," from laos "people" (see lay (adj.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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