liturgy
English
Etymology
From Middle French liturgie, from Latin liturgia, from Ancient Greek λειτουργία (leitourgía), from λειτ- (leit-), from λαός (laós, “people”) + -ουργός (-ourgós), from ἔργον (érgon, “work”) (the public work of the people done on behalf of the people).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɪtəd͡ʒi/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈlɪtɚd͡ʒi/
Noun
liturgy (countable and uncountable, plural liturgies)
- A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion.
- An official worship service of the Christian church.
- (historical) In Ancient Greece, a form of personal service to the state.
Derived terms
- liturgic
- liturgical
- liturgics
- liturgiologist
- liturgiology
- liturgism
- liturgist
- liturgistic
- liturgistical
- Liturgy of the Hours
Translations
a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
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West Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /litørˈɡi/
Further reading
- “liturgy”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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