laic

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Et dixit illi Patricius: "Thy seed shall be blessed, and the palm of laics and clerics shall be of thee for ever, and the inheritance of this place shall belong to them."

From The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings by O'Leary, James

We are only young once, and you laics must not be too severely impeccable, otherwise what would become of us granters of absolution.

From The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette by Lighthall, W. D. (William Douw)

We should be foolish if we thought that what is unlawful for priests63 is lawful for laics.

From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen

There were collected upwards of thirty thousand laics alone, independent of prelates and priests: the expedition projected was universally applauded, but it was applauded alone; no one as yet assumed the cross.

From The Power Of The Popes by Daunou, Pierre Claude Fran?ois

The work, under the same title but written by laics, extends further to the reign of Louis XI.

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George