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maallikko — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • householder noun The owner of a house.
  • laity noun People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
  • lay verb To put something down, especially in a flat or resting position.
  • layman noun A person without specialised knowledge or training in a particular subject.
  • layperson noun A person who is not a cleric.
  • secular adj Not connected to religion; concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters.

Senses

maallikko is used for these senses in English:

  • householder (Buddhism, Hinduism) A layperson, lay devotee, gahapati, grihastha.
  • laity People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
  • layperson A person who is not a cleric.
  • layperson One who is not intimately familiar with a given subject or activity.
  • secular (Christianity) Not bound by the vows of a monastic order.
  • secular A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman.

householder — full definition

  1. noun The owner of a house.
  2. noun The head of a household.
  3. noun A layperson, lay devotee, gahapati, grihastha.

laity — full definition

  1. noun People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
  2. noun The common man or woman.
  3. noun The unlearned, untrained or ignorant.

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