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liturgy

[ lit-er-jee ]

noun

plural liturgies.
  1. a form of public worship; ritual.
  2. a collection of formularies for public worship.
  3. a particular arrangement of services.
  4. a particular form or type of the Eucharistic service.
  5. the service of the Eucharist, especially this service Divine Liturgy in the Eastern Church.


liturgy

/ ˈɪəɪ /

noun

  1. the forms of public services officially prescribed by a Church
  2. Also calledDivine Liturgy often capital Eastern Churches the Eucharistic celebration
  3. a particular order or form of public service laid down by a Church
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • t·u· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of liturgy1

1550–60; < Late Latin īū < Greek 𾱳ٴdzܰí public service, ecclesiastical Greek: Eucharist, equivalent to leitourg ( ó ) minister + -ia -y 3
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of liturgy1

C16: via Medieval Latin, from Greek leitourgia, from leitourgos minister, from leit- people + ergon work
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"The shared commitment to love, to pray, to teach and to be an example – made in the baptismal liturgy – is made within the fellowship of the church," he said.

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First, the words to the Our Father should not be changed, especially in the liturgy.

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In addition to the longstanding liturgy, the service includes a silent procession to the Salem Moravian Graveyard, also called “God’s Acre,” and concludes among the graves that go back generations.

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It didn’t happen overnight, but freedom from the anti-communist liturgy, coupled with the disastrous second Iraq War, meant that conservatives went back to the future.

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During the morning liturgy, he delivered a lengthy homily with a set of marching orders to Rome-based priests at the start of a busy few days leading to Easter.

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