Laic

Laic
Laic La"ic, Laical La"ic*al, a. [L. laicus: cf. F. la["i]que. See {Lay} laic.] Of or pertaining to a layman or the laity. ``Laical literature.'' --Lowell. [1913 Webster]

An unprincipled, unedified, and laic rabble. --Milton. [1913 Webster]


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  • laïc — laïc …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • Laic — Laïc Voir « laïc » sur le Wiktionnaire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • laic — LÁIC, Ă, laici, e, adj. (Adesea substantivat) Care este din afara religiei şi a tagmei bisericeşti, specific acestui domeniu; mirenesc, lumesc. ♦ fig. (fam.) Care nu cunoaşte, nu este iniţiat într un anumit domeniu. [pr.: la ic] – Din fr. laïque …   Dicționar Român

  • Laic — La ic, n. A layman. Bp. Morton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Laic. — Laic.     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Abbreviations     ► Abbreviation in general use, chiefly Ecclesiastical     Laicus ( Layman ) The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VIII. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Nihil Obstat. 1910 …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • laic — index civil (public), layman, profane Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • laic — Mot Monosíl·lab Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • laic — 1560s, from Fr. laïque (16c.), from L.L. laicus, from Gk. laikos of or belonging to the people, from laos people (see LAY (Cf. lay) (adj.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • laic — [lā′ik] adj. [LL(Ec) laicus, not priestly < Gr laikos < laos, the people] of the laity; secular; lay: also laical n. a layman …   English World dictionary

  • laïc — laïque [ laik ] adj. , laïc, laïque [ laik ] n. • 1487; lat. ecclés. laïcus→ 1. lai 1 ♦ Qui ne fait pas partie du clergé, et spécialt Qui n a pas reçu les ordres de cléricature, en parlant d un chrétien baptisé. Tribunal, juridiction laïque. ⇒… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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