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in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy
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persons who are not members of the clergy
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Those persons who do not make a part of the clergy. In the United States the division of the people into clergy and laity is not authorized by law, but is, merely conventional.
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The people, as distinguished from the clergy
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The collective body of faithful Christians who are not members of the ecclesiastical hierarchy, whether regular or secular.
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