liturgy
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- noun
- /ˈlɪtərdʒi/
- Together we collaborated to create gentle liturgies for the ward residents.
- sacred liturgy
- church liturgy
- Catholic liturgy
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Watch on YouTubeThe Presbyterian, now we're starting to like get into that, that that broader designation, because the Presbyterians have less ritual, less liturgy.
- The Presbyterian, now we're starting to like get into that, that that broader designation, because the Presbyterians have less ritual, less liturgy.
- And this is crucial, the the language of the liturgy gets changed from old from Greek to old Church Slavonic.
- Woke up from the dream of hanging succulents with the Agnes Day liturgy on my tongue.
- Incantatory insistence Is liturgy and libation utopic ongoingness.
- I understand myself as Greg Sadler when I'm, you know, saying my, my Liturgy of the Hours or something like that.
Examples
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Bishops set creeds, set liturgies and set scripture.
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Her account provides a glimpse of church liturgy and architecture in the late fourth century.
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The first completed work of the council was the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy.
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On occasion, this ceremony has been inserted into the Roman Catholic liturgy as a means of blessing the assembly.
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Russian and Greek priests traveled from Seattle to perform liturgy at Holy Trinity in Wilkeson.
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Their liturgy is known for its exuberance, spontaneity, free expression, and corporate reverence. 70
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Its poetry has contributed to the daily Jewish prayer liturgy as well as the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services.
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In short, the church has enacted its liturgy and sacraments as if Israel's covenant were irrelevant to ecclesial practice.
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The congregation gathered to participate in the liturgy, which included singing hymns and reading scripture.
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Every Sunday, the liturgy at our local church brings together people from all walks of life for worship.
Synonyms
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A formal event that follows traditional rules for a special occasion
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A religious service for Christians
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A religious meeting for public worship, often in a church
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A fixed set of actions performed in a ceremony, often for religion
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The act of showing love and respect to a god in religious services
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A Christian church service where people receive bread and wine to remember Jesus
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A formal ceremony often held as part of a religious tradition
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A meeting in a church where people pray, sing, and listen to a talk
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A formal event to mark or honor a special day
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3.5
A short religious service often held at a school
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3.0
A religious meeting where people talk to God and sing songs
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A formal event where people meet to show shared beliefs with prayers and rituals
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A public religious ceremony with formal rituals
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A public event where people pray, sing, and listen in a church or temple
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A ceremony with set actions from a religion like prayers and singing
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A short religious service often for private prayer
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A formal ceremony that people follow as part of a religion
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A short religious meeting in a small church with prayers and songs
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A public ceremony in a church where people pray and sing
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A set way churches use for worship with prayers and hymns
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A Christian ceremony where bread and wine are blessed and eaten to remember Jesus' Last Supper
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A religious service that two or more priests lead together
A formal church service with set ceremonies and a serious mood
Compounds
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A Christian ceremony where bread and wine are blessed and eaten to remember Jesus' Last Supper
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Liturgy comes from the Greek leitourgia, from leitos 'of the people' and ergon 'work'. It once meant a public service done for the community, which is why liturgy now refers to the set form of public worship and its rites.