Liturgy

['lɪtədʒɪ]

Definition

(noun.) a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship.

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Definition

(a.) An established formula for public worship, or the entire ritual for public worship in a church which uses prescribed forms; a formulary for public prayer or devotion. In the Roman Catholic Church it includes all forms and services in any language, in any part of the world, for the celebration of Mass.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Ritual, formulary of public worship.

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Definition

n. the form of service or regular ritual of a church—strictly that used in the celebration of the Eucharist: in ancient Greece a form of personal service to the state.—n. Liturge′ a leader in public worship.—adjs. Litur′gic -al.—adv. Litur′gically.—ns. Litur′gics the doctrine of liturgies; Liturgiol′ogist a student of liturgies; Liturgiol′ogy the study of liturgical forms; Lit′urgist a leader in public worship: one who adheres to or who studies liturgies.

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