Synonyms for laity
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Noun
1. Congregation — people of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics
Other
people, temporalty dated
Definitions
- n. 1
People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
Forms
- Plural
- laities → congregations, flocks, folds, peoples…
Example sentences
- congregation Ziri left and the rest of the congregation followed.
- flock The hunter aimed a shotgun at the flock of birds.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| laity | steady | |
| congregation | rising | |
| flock | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- fold1
- 5 letters
- flock1
- 6 letters
- people2
- 10 letters
- temporalty
- 12 letters
- congregation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (people2 = 2 syllables).