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Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy. / (by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field. / A common person.

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Source Word

layman

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈleɪmən/

broadly

Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy. / (by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field. / A common person.

Japanese Meaning

宗教における聖職者でない俗人、一般大衆。 / 特定の専門分野に属さない人、素人、非専門家。

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As a layman, he attended the church meetings to learn more about theology.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼は非聖職者として神学を学ぶために教会の集会に出席した。

Sense（1）

Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.

Sense（2）

(by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.

Carmen is not a professional anthropologist, but strictly a layman.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（3）

A common person.

Sense（4）

A person who is untrained or lacks knowledge of a subject.

should he be held to be just a layman, or does he have some art?

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（5）

A generally ignorant person.

Sense（6）

laymen

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