laic

• Relatif aux laïcs, par opposition au clergé ; qui n'est ni ecclésiastique ni spirituel ; indépendant de la religion, séculier.

Relating to the laity; not clerical or ecclesiastical; secular.

1. Non-clerical or secularC2formal

   Relating to or characteristic of laypeople, as opposed to clergy or religious professionals.

   laïc (non-clérical, séculier)

   • The laic members of the church organized the community event.
   • He preferred a laic approach to education, free from religious influence.
   • The council included both clerical and laic representatives.

   Synonymeslayseculartemporal

   Antonymesclericalecclesiasticalreligioussacredspiritual