Lay and Ordained

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Lay

Lay adjective - Not of or from a profession.
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Ordained is an antonym for lay in amateur topic.
Nearby Words: laying, laid

Ordained

Ordained adjective - Fixed or established especially by order or command.
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Lay is an antonym for ordained.
Nearby Word: ordaining
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  • Useful Notes / Rasputin The Mad Monk Rasputin also never was an ordained cleric or monk in the Orthodox Church (and had quite a lot of enemies among those), his official status in Orthodox Christianity was that of a lay preacher.
    Source: Useful Notes / Rasputin The Mad Monk
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