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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Laic \La"ic\, Laical \La"ic*al\, adjective [L. laicus: cf. F. la["i]que. See {Lay} laic.] Of or pertaining to a layman or the laity. ''Laical literature.'' --Lowell.
An unprincipled, unedified, and laic rabble. --Milton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Laic \La"ic\, noun A layman. --Bp. Morton.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
laic
adjective: concerning those not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"; "the choir sings both sacred and secular music" [syn: {lay}, {secular}]
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