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Webster 1913 Edition

Liturgy

Lit′ur-gy

(lĭt′ŭr-jy̆)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Liturgies
(lĭt′ŭr-jĭz)
.
[F.
liturgie
, LL.
liturgia
, Gr.
λειτουργία
a public service, the public service of God, public worship; (assumed)
λέϊτος
,
λεῖτος
, belonging to the people, public (fr.
λαός
,
λεώς
, the people) + the root of
ἔργον
work. See
Lay
,
Adj.
, and
Work
.]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Liturgy

LIT'URGY

,
Noun.
[Gr. public, and work.
In a general sense, all public ceremonies that belong to divine service; hence, in a restricted sense, among the Romanists, the mass; and among protestants, the common prayer, or the formulary of public prayers.

Definition 2024

liturgy

liturgy

English

Noun

liturgy ‎(countable and uncountable, plural liturgies or liturgics)

  1. A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion.
  2. An official worship service of the Christian church.

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West Frisian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /litørˈɡi/

Noun

liturgy c ‎(plural liturgys)

  1. liturgy

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).

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