layman

  1. Noun.  layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
  2. Noun.  by analogy, someone who is not a professional in a given field.
  3. Noun.  a common person.
  4. Noun.  a person who is untrained or lacks knowledge of a subject.
  5. Noun.  a generally ignorant person.
  6. Noun.  lay-sister or lay-brother, person received into a convent of monks, following the vows, but not being member of the order.

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