liturgy
nounUK /ˈlɪtəd͡ʒi/ · US /ˈlɪtɚd͡ʒi/
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).
1
A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion; a book in which they are recorded.
- Near-synonyms: (book) breviary, missal, portal, portass, psalter
2
An official worship service of the Christian church.
3
Historical In Ancient Greece, a form of personal service to the state.
- Derived terms
- aliturgic, Divine Liturgy, liturgic, liturgical, liturgics, liturgiologist, liturgiology, liturgism, liturgist, liturgistic, liturgistical, liturgize, Liturgy of the Hours