Laywomen is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Laywomen in a sentence
Laywomen meaning
plural of laywoman
Using Laywomen
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of laywoman
- In the example corpus, laywomen often appears in combinations such as: and laywomen.
Context around Laywomen
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Laywomen
- In this selection, "laywomen" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, couples, neither, gained, offer and sfn stand out and add context to how "laywomen" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include first time laywomen gained numerous and laymen and laywomen. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "laywomen" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with laywomen
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
For the first time, laywomen gained numerous new religious roles,And took a prominent place in prayer societies. (18 words)
Here, monastics teach and counsel the laity at request while laymen and laywomen offer donations for their future support. (19 words)
Parisa means "following" and it refers to the four groups of the Buddha's followers: monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen. (20 words)
Einhard retired from court during the time of the disputes between Louis and his sons in the spring of 830. He died at Seligenstadt in 840. Private life Einhard was married to Emma, of whom (as of most laywomen of the period) little is known. (45 words)
This is one reason why when it comes to matters of the law and its interpretation, no matter our levels of education, in the end, we are all laymen (and laywomen, if there is anything like that). (37 words)
Ruling elders are usually laymen (and laywomen in some denominations) who are elected by the congregation and ordained to serve with the teaching elders, assuming responsibility for nurture and leadership of the congregation. (33 words)
Example sentences (9)
This is one reason why when it comes to matters of the law and its interpretation, no matter our levels of education, in the end, we are all laymen (and laywomen, if there is anything like that).
As Vatican Council II was concluding, Pope Paul VI enlarged it to fifty-eight members, including married couples, laywomen, as well as theologians and bishops.
Einhard retired from court during the time of the disputes between Louis and his sons in the spring of 830. He died at Seligenstadt in 840. Private life Einhard was married to Emma, of whom (as of most laywomen of the period) little is known.
For the first time, laywomen gained numerous new religious roles,And took a prominent place in prayer societies.
Here, monastics teach and counsel the laity at request while laymen and laywomen offer donations for their future support.
Likewise the laymen and laywomen."sfn Dhammika:"There is disagreement amongst scholars concerning which Pali suttas correspond to some of the text.
Neither laywomen nor formally ordained, these women do not receive the recognition, education, financial support or status enjoyed by Buddhist men in their countries.
Parisa means "following" and it refers to the four groups of the Buddha's followers: monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen.
Ruling elders are usually laymen (and laywomen in some denominations) who are elected by the congregation and ordained to serve with the teaching elders, assuming responsibility for nurture and leadership of the congregation.
Common combinations with laywomen
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: