laïque

French

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ik/

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Adjective

laïque (plural laïques)

1. lay, secular

   Antonym: clérical

Related terms

• laïc
• laïcisme
• laïciste
• laïcité

 

Descendants

• ⇒ Arabic: لَائِكِيّ (lāʔikiyy)
• → Turkish: laik

Noun

laïque m or f by sense (plural laïques, masculine laïc)

1. layman, layperson

   Antonym: clerc

References

• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Further reading

• “laïque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.