Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laicity

/leɪˈɪsɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: laic-i-ty
IPA: /leɪˈɪsɪti/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The control or influence of the laity or the fact of being lay.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of laïcité.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of secularism.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A correlation may be observed between the subjects studied in the masonic assemblies and those discussed in the Radical and Radical-Socialist party congresses: between 1901 and 1910 these subjects included state laicity, [...]"
"This shows that there can be laicity even where there is no formal separation [of Church and State]."
"In this sense, there is no doubt that the concept of laicity has been tremendously useful."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: laïcité

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /leɪˈɪsɪti/
British English: /leɪˈɪsɪti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

laicities (plural)

Synonyms

secularism

Rhymes With

electricity publicity simplicity ethnicity toxicity felicity elasticity plasticity historicity chromaticity atomicity benedicite

Questions

How do you pronounce laicity?: The recorded pronunciation is /leɪˈɪsɪti/.
What does laicity mean?: The control or influence of the laity or the fact of being lay.
Where does laicity come from?: It is traced to French.

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