laical

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/ˈleɪ.ɪkəl/

adjective

Of or pertaining to a layperson, layman, laywoman, or laypeople, i.e. the laity in general.

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Meanings

adjectivelaical (comparative more laical, superlative most laical)

comparative more laical · superlative most laical

  1. unusual or technicalOf or pertaining to a layperson, layman, laywoman, or laypeople, i.e. the laity in general.

    Laical literature.

    1871, James Russell Lowell, “My Study Windows”, in At Sea

    Synonyms: laic, lay, laic, laicist, laicistic, lay, clerical, black-collar

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to a layperson, layman, laywoman, or laypeople, i.e. the laity in general.

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laiclaylaiclaicistlaicisticlayclericalblack-collarclericclericalpastoral
Also see
laiclaicistlaicisticlay

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

laical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laical

MLA

“laical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laical.

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