16
amateur(noun, amateur)
8
nonprofessional(noun, amateur, layperson)
7
layperson
7
secular(noun, amateur)
5
dilettante(noun, amateur)
5
neophyte(noun, amateur)
5
novice(noun, amateur)
5
parishioner(noun, amateur, laity)
4
catechumen
3
churchman(noun, laity)
3
communicant(noun, laity)
3
laic(noun, adjective, amateur)
3
outsider(noun, amateur)
2
apprentice(noun, amateur)
2
beginner(noun, amateur)
2
civilian
2
follower(noun, amateur)
2
laity
2
lay person(noun, expression, idiom, amateur)
2
laymen
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