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==Origin==
Layman, ‘laity': In short: "laity" means "common people". The [[English]] word "laity" comes from the [[Greek]] laikos which meant "of the people", "common" (common, in the [[meaning]] "unholy", "unclean" and similar). The related verb laikoô meant "to make common", "to desecrate".
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: a [[person]] who is not a member of the [[clergy]]
*2: a person who does not belong to a particular [[profession]] or who is not expert in some field
==Description==
A '''layman''' is a [[person]] who is a non-expert in a given field of [[knowledge]]. The term originally meant a member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laity laity], i.e. a non-clergymen, but over the centuries shifted in [[definition]].
The [[concept]] of describing something [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/in_layman%27s_terms ''in layman’s terms''] has come into wide use in the [[English]] speaking world. To put something in layman’s terms is to describe a [[complex]] or [[technical]] issue using [[words]] and terms that the [[average]] [[individual]] (someone without [[professional]] [[training]] in the subject area) can [[understand]], so that they may [[comprehend]] the issue to some [[degree]].
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
Layman, ‘laity': In short: "laity" means "common people". The [[English]] word "laity" comes from the [[Greek]] laikos which meant "of the people", "common" (common, in the [[meaning]] "unholy", "unclean" and similar). The related verb laikoô meant "to make common", "to desecrate".
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: a [[person]] who is not a member of the [[clergy]]
*2: a person who does not belong to a particular [[profession]] or who is not expert in some field
==Description==
A '''layman''' is a [[person]] who is a non-expert in a given field of [[knowledge]]. The term originally meant a member of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laity laity], i.e. a non-clergymen, but over the centuries shifted in [[definition]].
The [[concept]] of describing something [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/in_layman%27s_terms ''in layman’s terms''] has come into wide use in the [[English]] speaking world. To put something in layman’s terms is to describe a [[complex]] or [[technical]] issue using [[words]] and terms that the [[average]] [[individual]] (someone without [[professional]] [[training]] in the subject area) can [[understand]], so that they may [[comprehend]] the issue to some [[degree]].
[[Category: General Reference]]
