laic(s = adj.all) lay, secular - characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"

   Of or pertaining to a layman or the laity. Lowell. [1913 Webster]
"An unprincipled, unedified, and laic rabble." [1913 Webster]

   A layman. Bp. Morton. [1913 Webster]

laic, adj. & n.
--adj. non-clerical; lay; secular; temporal.
--n. formal a lay person; a non-cleric.

Derivative:
laical adj. laically adv.

Etymology:
LL f. Gk la{iuml}kos f. laos people