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Lay brother
(gcide) | Lay \Lay\, a. [F. lai, L. laicus, Gr. ? of or from the people,
lay, from ?, ?, people. Cf. Laic.]
1. Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the
clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.
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2. Not educated or cultivated; ignorant. [Obs.]
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3. Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular
profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding
the nature of a disease.
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Lay baptism (Eccl.), baptism administered by a lay person.
--F. G. Lee.
Lay brother (R. C. Ch.), one received into a convent of
monks under the three vows, but not in holy orders.
Lay clerk (Eccl.), a layman who leads the responses of the
congregation, etc., in the church service. --Hook.
Lay days (Com.), time allowed in a charter party for taking
in and discharging cargo. --McElrath.
Lay elder. See 2d Elder, 3, note.
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