MEANING
The established forms and sequence of public religious worship.
Use it for
Recurring sacred ceremonies, inherited worship patterns, communal ritual.Give worship a recognizable order that a disruption can meaningfully break.
Words that belong together
- ancient liturgy
- funeral liturgy
- liturgical text
On the page
The liturgy resumed after the organ failed.
He knew the funeral liturgy by heart but could not say the responses.
A manuscript preserved the liturgy once used in the abandoned chapel.
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Word forms
- Base
- liturgy
Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. More organized than a private prayer; usage differs across faiths and denominations. Plural liturgies.
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