Another word for laity

laity Synonyms

laity

believers, congregation, parish; see laymen.

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In distinction to the "clergy" we find the "laity" (Gr.
The clergy and laity of a diocese together elected their bishop, as they had done before; but no one could become a bishop against the will of the king, and the confirmation of their choice rested with him.
This was a popular work intended for the laity; but there are others strictly professional.
Permitted the clergy to make voluntary contributions to the king when there was urgent necessity, and the resources of the laity had proved inadequate.
But if he thus incurred the hostility of the High Church party among the clergy, he was admired by the laity for his strong sense, his clear and forcible reasoning, and his wide knowledge, and he remained to the last a power in the north of England.

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