Dictionary
la•i•ty
Pronunciation: (lā'i-tē), [key]—
n.
1. the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
2. the people outside of a particular profession, as distinguished from those belonging to it:
the medical ignorance of the laity. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.