They are the ones who do the holy service, whereas the rest of the believers are the laity.

他们是从事人；而其余信徒是平信徒。

But the laity could not understand them.

但外行人不能理解他们。

The laity, the people, the million, almost to a man, bet on the gods as they bet on a horse.

俗人、民众、百万人， 几乎对一个人说， 就像赌马一样赌神。

Though the Church is entrusted to the pope, bishops and priests in a special way, it is also entrusted to the laity, each in their own way.

虽然教会以特殊方式托付给了教宗、主教和神父，但教会也以各自方式托付给了教。

Apart from her being what she is, of course, a luxury for a fogey like me, it will set me right in the eyes of the clergy and orthodox laity, who have never forgiven me for letting her go.

当然，除了她现在样子，对于像我这样固执己见人说是一种奢侈，这将使我在神职人员和正统俗人眼中处于正确位置，他们永远不会原谅我让她离开。