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laick

laick is the obsolete form of laic.

Meaning of laic

Adjective

laic (comparative more laic, superlative most laic)

  1. Lay, relating to laypersons, as opposed to clerical.
    • And in conclusion it reflects to the disrepute of our ministers ... [that] they should still be frequented with such an unprincipled, unedified and laic rabble, as that the whiff of every new pamphlet should stagger them out of their catechism and Christian walking.1644, John Milton, Areopagitica

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Questions about laick

What is laick the obsolete form of?
Laick is the obsolete form of laic.

Words near laick in the dictionary

  1. laicized
  2. laicizer
  3. laicizers
  4. laicizes
  5. laicizing
  6. laick
  7. laics
  8. laid
  9. laid a finger on
  10. laid a glove on
  11. laid a hand on

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