Sentence examples for for layman from inspiring English sources

But the Vatican rejected his petition for layman's status, saying his ordination was a lifelong sacrament.

The scientific research Ellerbroek and his colleagues do can be quite abstract and hard to understand "for layman like myself," says Mills.

In his 1946 essay Philosophy for Laymen, Russell discusses the nature, purpose and importance of philosophy.

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He later returned to Constantinople, where he established a monastery for laymen and opened a school by the imperial library.

But since even experts have difficulty arriving at reasoned decisions, the task will not be easy for laymen.

In light of that, I opened Martin Rees's "Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe," another astronomical overview for laymen, with some trepidation.

In the face of such contradictory expert testimony, it is all but impossible for laymen to ascertain the precise degree of risk entailed by the use of computerized voting machines.

When candidates disagree, it simply means that each is siding with a different set of experts, and it is hard for laymen to figure out which set of experts is right.

Recordon emphasizes that the product will be simple enough for laymen to use, a one click process.

Erasmus' scholarly works were still used and admired, and his book of spiritual counsel for laymen, the Enchiridion, remained popular, especially in vernacular translations.