laic
See also: làic and laïc
English
Alternative forms
- laick (obsolete)
Etymology
From French laïque, from Latin laĭcus (“common people”), from Ancient Greek λαός (laós). Doublet of lay.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈleɪ.ɪk/
- Rhymes: -eɪɪk
Noun
laic (plural laics)
- A layperson, as opposed to a member of the clergy.
Adjective
laic (comparative more laic, superlative most laic)
- Lay, relating to laypersons, as opposed to clerical.
- 1644, John Milton, Areopagitica
- And in conclusion it reflects to the disrepute of our ministers ... [that] they should still be frequented with such an unprincipled, unedified and laic rabble, as that the whiff of every new pamphlet should stagger them out of their catechism and Christian walking.
- 1644, John Milton, Areopagitica
Anagrams
- -ical, Alic, Cail, Cali, Laci
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin laicus, from Ancient Greek λαός (laós). Doublet of llec.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈlajk/
Adjective
laic (feminine laica, masculine plural laics, feminine plural laiques)
- laic, secular
Noun
laic m (plural laics, feminine laica)
- layperson
Further reading
- “laic” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “laic”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “laic” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “laic” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Iu Mien
Etymology
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *-rajH (“sharp”). Cognate with White Hmong zuag.
Adjective
laic
- sharp
Romanian
Etymology
From French laïque, from Latin laicus.
Adjective
laic m or n (feminine singular laică, masculine plural laici, feminine and neuter plural laice)
- secular
Declension
Declension of laic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | laic | laică | laici | laice | ||
definite | laicul | laica | laicii | laicele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | laic | laice | laici | laice | ||
definite | laicului | laicei | laicilor | laicelor |