| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | believers |
| Synonyms: | congregation, laymen, laypeople, laywomen, parish |
| Main Entry: | congregation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assembled group, especially concerned with church-going |
| Synonyms: | aggregation, assemblage, assembly, audience, churchgoers, collection, company, confab, crowd, disciples, flock, following, gathering, get-together, group, host, laity, meet, meeting, multitude, muster, parish, parishioners, public, sit-in, throng, turnout |
| Main Entry: | nonprofessional |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | layperson |
| Synonyms: | amateur, dabbler, dilettante, laic, laity, layman, laywoman, tyro |
| Antonyms: | professional |