Plural of layman

irregular plural

The plural of layman is laymen.

Forms of layman

Under such a political order, the dictatorless republican government ruled by laymen was very stable.2017, Katsumi Fukasawa, Religious Interactions in Europe and the Mediterranean World: Coexistence and Dialogue from the 12th to the 20th…. From the entry dictatorless
The Pharisees were mostly laymen; to some extent they were antipriestly.1984, Hugo Echegaray, The Practice of Jesus, page 51. From the entry nonpriestly
Science-as-religion is held by some half-assedly-educated laymen, of which you do not see many here (your opinion of somne alt.atheists notwithstanding).1997 October 14, MindFlayer, “Atheists and Aliens”, in alt.paranormal (Usenet), retrieved 07 May 2022. From the entry alt.atheist
His palms were anointed with chrism and the oil of catechumens; he alone among laymen could now handle the chalice and drink of the Precious Blood at Mass.2010, Elena Maria Vidal, Madame Royale: A Novel, →ISBN, page 253. From the entry Precious Blood
It describes the Agapetae as virgins who consecrated themselves to God with a vow of chastity and associated with laymen who like themselves had taken a vow of chastity.2007, Alvin Boyd Kuhn, Who Is This King of Glory?:, →ISBN, page 175. From the entry agapetae

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

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