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Layman   /lˈeɪmən/   Listen
noun
Layman  n.  (pl. laymen)  
1.
One of the people, in distinction from the clergy; one of the laity; sometimes, a man not belonging to some particular profession, in distinction from those who do. "Being a layman, I ought not to have concerned myself with speculations which belong to the profession."
2.
A lay figure. See under Lay, n. (above).





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"Layman" Quotes from Famous Books



... own humble opinion if a layman may speak," put in Marrineal. "Mr. Banneker, shall I ...
— Success - A Novel • Samuel Hopkins Adams
... bootmaker, belonged to a rapidly disappearing class of British tradesmen. He buckled to no one, but took an artistic pride in his own handiwork, criticism from a layman merely provoking a scornful anger which had lost Jarvis many ...
— Fire-Tongue • Sax Rohmer
... brother, the abbot of the Carthusian convent, must contend for an honour which will certainly add two most eminent recruits to the large army of martyrs, since the Highlanders little regard the distinction betwixt clerk and layman in the ambassadors whom you send ...
— The Fair Maid of Perth • Sir Walter Scott
... painted, but they ought to appear in every speech which was worthy of respect. And when he came to the paragraphs on modern art, he seemed to touch terra firma, and smiled with a superior air. Maltrana did not know much about that subject; superficial appreciation of a layman; but he wrote well, very well; he could not have done better himself. And he studied his speech, till he could repeat whole paragraphs by heart, paying particular attention to the pronunciation of the difficult names, taking lessons ...
— Woman Triumphant - (La Maja Desnuda) • Vicente Blasco Ibanez
... picture from a layman are some new and striking features. First is the love—one can call it nothing else—which the child bestows upon the planet. Why is the moon her beloved and her desire from childhood up, why can she stand by the hour looking ...
— Sleep Walking and Moon Walking - A Medico-Literary Study • Isidor Isaak Sadger


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