Laity and Masses

Laity noun - In Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy.

Masses and laity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Masses" instead a noun "Laity".

Masses noun - The common people generally.

Laity and masses are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Laity" with "Masses", this nouns are similar.