liturgically
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7.9
- adverb
- /lɪˈtɜrdʒɪkli/
:
litúrgicamente
- During the Easter service, the congregation prayed liturgically, following the traditional rituals and hymns.
- celebrate liturgically
Examples
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Perhaps the cross on the Virgin's belt is liturgically rather than iconographically motivated.
Academic text (2005) -
Used liturgically, responsorial singing alternates between the choir and soloist.
Academic text (1997) -
" Historically, liturgically," he says, "the people have participated in the Mass."
Blog text (20) -
What we don't know is how they continued to function liturgically.
Blog text (17) -
It was used by the Church liturgically.
Blog text (27) -
The church, rooted liturgically in the Jewish tradition, strove to claim the inheritance of its sacred lineage.
Academic text (1992) -
Liturgically speaking, the Friends' aim was ultimately to purge the Catholic rite of elements that were flagrantly anti-Semitic.
Academic text (2010) -
In fact, this liturgically exercised expression of unity may be the most integrative dimension of the multifaceted appreciation of the catholicity of the Christian faith that the course aims to foster.
Academic text (2014) -
The church choir performed liturgically, integrating scripture readings into their musical program.
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In many denominations, the communion is celebrated liturgically to honor the significance of the ceremony.
Synonyms
3
6.4
In a way people do during a ceremony or tradition
2
4.6
In a formal way during a ceremony
How Liturgical
- Specialized
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9.1
1
7.9
3
6.4
- Formal
2
4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
liturgically = liturgical (transparent) = liturgy + ical + ly
The adverb is formed in a regular way from 'liturgical' + '-ly', a productive English adverbial suffix.
Etymology
The word liturgically comes from liturgy, which in Greek meant 'the people's work', like a public 'service'. So to do something liturgically is to do it as part of public worship or a religious service.