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Laity are people who serve in the church community and are not clergy or religious brothers or sisters.
Ãâó: www.blestarewe.com/glossary/index.cfm/section/fami...
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comes from laos, meaning "people of god;" a baptized and confirmed member of a local church; not ordained; is frequently used to refer to members of a congregation or parish.
Ãâó: www.henson-stroud.info/content/17/
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All baptized Catholics who form the faith community of the Church but have not received Orders.*
Ãâó: www.augustinianrecollects.org/glossary.html
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A term used to refer to the ordinary people in a religious tradition as opposed to the official leaders and specialists (for example, the clergy).
Ãâó: www.fitzwimarc.org.uk/glossary/l.htm
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those who have not been initiated into a specialized group, such as clergy
Ãâó: jmahoney.com/glossary.htm
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