how to pronounce laity

/ˈlɛɪ.ə.ti/

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laity is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of laity in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… worn by the laity the wearing of this …”

meanings of laity

noun:

The common man or woman.
The unlearned, untrained or ignorant.
People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.

laity frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word laity occurs in english on average 2.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.