| Amateur |
| Secular. |
| Nonexpert |
| He's no expert |
| Non-specialist |
| Regular person |
| Nonprofessional |
| Pro counterpart |
| Non-professional |
| Hardly an expert |
| Nonclerical type |
| One who's no pro |
| Pro's counterpart |
| A nonprofessional. |
| Congregation member |
| Member of the flock. |
| Nonprofessional person |
| Professional's opposite |
| Non-professional person |
| One befuddled by jargon |
| He's not in the business |
| Parishioner, to a pastor |
| Professional's antithesis |
| Neither clergyman nor professional |
| One who may need technical terms explained |
| Things are easier to understand on his terms |