layman

Definitions

• Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
• (by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field.
• A common person.
• A person who is untrained or lacks knowledge of a subject.
• A generally ignorant person.
• Lay-sister or lay-brother, person received into a convent of monks, following the vows, but not being member of the order.