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A-Z: General definitions: Lay person
Definition
Commonly used of a religious believer or believers who are not clergy, that is, have not been ordained.
The collective term for priests and ministers of the church (as opposed to the non-ordained laity).
1.) To make someone a minister or priest. 2.) To decree or order.
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