English Explanatory Dictionary

laicity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The control or influence of the laity or the fact of being lay.
  2. Alternative form of laïcité.
  3. Synonym of secularism.

Pronunciation

/leɪˈɪsɪti/

Word forms

laicity laicities

Etymology

Borrowed from French laïcité. By surface analysis, laic + -ity.

Synonyms

secularism
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