laity vs lay

laity and lay both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
laity	Yes	No	No	No
lay	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

laity (noun)	lay (noun)
in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy	a narrative poem of popular origin
	a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

laity (adjective)	lay (adjective)
	not of or from a profession
	characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy

laity (verb)	lay (verb)
	put in a horizontal position
	put into a certain place or abstract location
	lay eggs
	prepare or position for action or operation
	impose as a duty, burden, or punishment