liturgy (redirected from liturgies)

lit·ur·gy  (ltr-j)

n. pl. lit·ur·gies

1. A prescribed form or set of forms for public religious worship.

2. often Liturgy Christianity The sacrament of the Eucharist.

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[Late Latin ltrgia, from Greek leitourgi, public service, from leitourgos, public servant, from earlier litourgos : liton, town hall (from los, dialectal variant of los, people) + ergon, work; see werg- in Indo-European roots.]

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liturgy [ˈlɪtədʒɪ]

n pl -gies

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the forms of public services officially prescribed by a Church

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (often capital) Also called Divine Liturgy Chiefly Eastern Churches the Eucharistic celebration

3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a particular order or form of public service laid down by a Church

[via Medieval Latin, from Greek leitourgia, from leitourgos minister, from leit- people + ergon work]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Liturgy - a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine Eucharist, Eucharistic liturgy, Holy Eucharist, Holy Sacrament, Lord's Supper, sacrament of the Eucharist sacrament - a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction Offertory - the part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God Communion, Holy Communion, manduction, sacramental manduction - the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation"
	2.	liturgy - a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship religious rite, rite - an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite of baptism" Christian liturgy - the Christian worship services

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liturgy

noun ceremony, service, ritual, services, celebration, formula, worship, rite, sacrament, form of worship A clergyman read the liturgy from the prayer-book.

Translations

liturgy [ˈlɪtədʒɪ] N → liturgia f

liturgy [ˈlɪtə^rdʒi] n → liturgie f

liturgy

n → Liturgie f

liturgy [ˈlɪtədʒɪ] n → liturgia

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liturgy [ˈlɪtədʒɪ] n → liturgia