layperson
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1ADJ.
able, average, bright, intelligent, most
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noun
A person who is not a cleric.
Holonyms: laity; see also Thesaurus:laity
We should not underestimate European laypeople. They were perfectly capable of thinking for themselves, particularly about death, a religious theme in which everyone had an investment and about which everyone was likely to have an opinion. There is no need to invoke the idea of systematic pagan survival to account for this: Europe’s mass Christianization had been a steady if piecemeal process from the sixth century through to the fourteenth.
One who is not intimately familiar with a given subject or activity.
The book was written for professionals, but an intelligent layperson could understand most of it.
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5Holonyms: laity; see also Thesaurus:laity
WiktionaryWe should not underestimate European laypeople. They were perfectly capable of thinking for themselves, particularly about death, a religious theme in which everyone had an investment and about which
WiktionaryThe book was written for professionals, but an intelligent layperson could understand most of it.
WiktionaryThis textbook was written for technical specialists, but a bright layperson should be able to get the gist.
Tatoeba · #10730546Your average layperson wouldn't know much about this industry.
Tatoeba · #12699446