以此推之,如果说信徒指的是全体信众,那么平信徒 (laity)就是指相对于神职人员(clergy)的绝大多数未授职的一般信徒了。事实上,这也是目前普世教会对平信徒一词的最普遍定义:「教会中未被授以圣职的成员。
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The expansion of religious forces,the clergy dominated Class professional lawyer.
此外,由于宗教势力膨胀,律师职业由僧侣阶层把持。
参考来源 - 德国律师制度的产生与发展(研究生论文)·2,447,543篇论文数据,部分数据来源于NoteExpress
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The new proposals affect both clergy and laity.
新的提案使神职人员和平信徒都会受到影响。
Clergy and laity alike are divided in their views.
神职人员和信众同样都观点各异。
Henry won the case, condemned the clergy involved and questioned British rule all at the same time.
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But this headnote goes a lot further simply than that: "And by occasion foretells the ruin of our corrupted Clergy."
但是这篇眉批要表达的不仅仅是这个:,“同时也预示了腐朽的教会的溃败“
The corrupt clergy of today, under the malign influence of the horrible Archbishop Laud, are interested only in satisfying their own greed.
如今腐败的牧师们,在可憎的大主教劳德的恶意中伤下,只关心满足他们自己贪婪的口腹之欲。
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