laicus
κάλλιστον ἐφόδιον τῷ γήρᾳ ἡ παιδεία (Aristotle, quoted by Diogenes Laertius 5.21) → the finest provision for old age is education
Latin > English
laicus laica, laicum ADJ :: lay, common; of the laity/people; not priestly/in orders/concecrated
laicus laicus laici N M :: layman, laic, one not belonging to the priesthood/in orders
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lāĭcus: a, um, adj., = λαϊκός,
I of or belonging to the people or laity, not priestly, not consecrated: non habeo laicos panes, loaves not consecrated, Vulg. 1 Reg. 21, 4.— Subst.: lāĭcus, i, m., a layman, laic, one not belonging to the priesthood (eccl. Lat.), Tert. Exhort. ad Castit. 7; opp. clericus, Hier. adv. Lucif. 3 al.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lāĭcus, a, um, (λαϊκός), commun ordinaire : Vulg. 1 Reg. 21, 4 || subst. m., un laïque : Tert. Cast. 7.
Latin > German (Georges)
lāicus, ī, m. (λαϊκός), zum Volke gehörig, gemein, panes, Vulg. 1. regg. 21, 4. – subst., lāicus, ī, m., der Laie, Eccl.: Plur., laici, Ggstz. clerici, Cassiod. hist. eccl. 12, 4.
