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lay1 a portion of the catch or the profits from a whaling or fishing expedition lay2 of, involving, or belonging to people who are not clergy lay3 1. a ballad or short narrative poem, esp one intended to be sung 2. a song or melody lay [lā] (design engineering) The direction, length, or angle of twist of the strands in a rope or cable. (metallurgy) The direction of the prevailing surface pattern on a piece of metal after grinding, cutting, lapping, or other processing. (mining engineering) A share of profit. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The revival itself needed the ur ban, laic, secularly-minded, and rhetorically and legally sophisticated society of the north Italian communes to flourish. The sociologist Jean-Paul Willaime, who teaches history and sociology of Protestantism at the Sorbonne University, (30) describes it as a "Christian and laic (or secular) syncretism" and, more precisely, "laic" and "catholic," which is prevalent in the French national imagery. Third, it will involve extending the domestic institutions for spreading the laic ideas of Kemalism to the outside world and subsidizing them heavily. |
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