/la.ik/
lay, secular
Antonyms: clérical
Related: laïquement
From Latin lāicus (“lay, layman, laic, laical”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”). Doublet of lai (“lay, not belonging to the clergy”).
laïque is masculine or feminine depending on context in French.
layman, layperson
Antonyms: clerc
From Latin lāicus (“lay, layman, laic, laical”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”). Doublet of lai (“lay, not belonging to the clergy”).