Noun
someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
Source: WordNetA Certified Lay Minister (CLM) is a qualified United Methodist layperson called to congregational leadership as part of a ministry team under the supervision an ordained minister. Source: Internet
Harbison (1991), 96 Nash (2008), 283 The idea of a saint appearing before a layperson was common in Northern donor portraits of the period. Source: Internet
Personal oversight of the Methodist Church is exercised by the President of the Conference, a presbyter elected to serve for a year by the Methodist Conference; such oversight is shared with the Vice-President, who is always a deacon or layperson. Source: Internet
As a layperson, More did not need to take the oath and the clergy, after some initial resistance, took the oath with the addition of the clause "as far as the law of Christ allows." Source: Internet
His use of common terms and his providing of examples throughout the text help the layperson understand the basics of string theory. Source: Internet
Louis: Chalice Press, 1993, ISBN 0-8272-2945-3) is an introduction to process theology written for the layperson. Source: Internet