LITURGIES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Liturgy

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 16th century: via French or late Latin from Greek leitourgia ‘public service, worship of the gods’, from leitourgos ‘minister’, from lēitos ‘public’ + -ergos ‘working’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈlɪtədʒi
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a form or formulary according to which public religious worship, especially Christian worship, is conducted

Short Definition:

formulary governing public religious worship

Examples:
  • the Church of England liturgy
  • a tradition which found its expression in ritual and liturgy
Definition:

(in ancient Greece) a public office or duty performed voluntarily by a rich Athenian.

Short Definition:

public office or duty

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