A person who is untrained or lacks knowledge of a subject.
A common person.
Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
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.
Someone who is not a professional in a given field.
A beginner; one who is not very familiar or experienced in a particular subject.
A new member of a religious order accepted on a conditional basis, prior to confirmation.