liturgy
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- noun
- /ˈlɪtərdʒi/
:
eucaristía
- In the late 90s, I was introduced to The Liturgy of the Hours, the prayer book of the historic Church.
- eucharistic liturgy
Examples
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The congregation gathered to celebrate the liturgy of the Eucharist every Sunday morning.
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During Advent, the church's liturgy includes special prayers and readings to prepare for Christmas.
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On Sundays, he went to Mass at six, then to the main liturgy at nine, and again in the afternoon.
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The last Christian liturgy was performed in the church the evening of May 28, 1453.
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The Greek in the Greek Divine Liturgy is ancient Greek, not modern Greek.
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"Some had forgotten how to celebrate the liturgy," said Fr. David.
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The community celebrates the Sacred Liturgy (Mass and Divine Office) according to
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The archangel recites the prayer of the Eucharistic sacrifice in the Ethiopic liturgy.
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In the meantime, he affirmed previous instructions that Sabinianus was not to celebrate the Divine Liturgy with John unless the patriarch relented.
Academic text (2009) -
Anselm's mention of it reveals the deep devotion to the eucharistic liturgy which formed the center of his Benedictine spirituality. 48
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
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A formal ceremony often held as part of a religious tradition
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A Christian church service where people receive bread and wine to remember Jesus
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A public religious ceremony with formal rituals
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A religious ceremony that shows a person's faith and God's blessing
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A Christian service when people bless and eat bread and drink wine to remember Jesus' Last Supper
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A Christian ceremony where people share bread and wine to remember Jesus
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A Christian ceremony when people eat bread and drink wine to remember the Last Supper
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A Christian ceremony where people share bread and wine to remember the meal Jesus had before he died
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A Christian ceremony when people bless and eat bread and wine to remember Jesus' Last Supper
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A religious ceremony where Christians bless bread and wine to remember Jesus' Last Supper
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A religious ceremony like baptism or the Eucharist that gives God's blessing
A Christian ceremony where bread and wine are blessed and eaten to remember Jesus' Last Supper
A Christian ceremony where people eat bread and drink wine to remember Jesus' death and his rising from the dead
A formal church service with set ceremonies and a serious mood
A set way churches use for worship with prayers and hymns
Compounds
A Christian ceremony where bread and wine are blessed and eaten to remember Jesus' Last Supper
Surface Forms
Etymology
Liturgy comes from the old Greek leitourgia, made of leitos 'of the people' and ergon 'work'. It was originally a 'public work' or service for the community, so today liturgy often means the Christian rite where bread and wine are consecrated.