adjective
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of or relating to public worship
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of or relating to the liturgy
Other Word Forms
- antiliturgic adjective
- antiliturgical adjective
- antiliturgically adverb
- liturgically adverb
- nonliturgic adjective
- nonliturgical adjective
- nonliturgically adverb
Etymology
Origin of liturgical
1635–45; < Medieval Latin lītūrgic ( us ) < Late Greek leitourgikós ministering ( leitourg ( ós ) minister + -ikos -ic; liturgy ) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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Leonard Bernstein was commissioned to write a theatrical piece for the center’s opening in 1971, which turned out to be an irreverent “Mass” — musically, liturgically, culturally and, most assuredly, politically.
From Los Angeles Times
The assembled liturgical objects, save one, bear witness to the highest levels of European artistry and craftsmanship of the period.
Altar wine, popularly known as divai in Swahili language, is consumed differently across dioceses, depending on the liturgical season and the level of church activity.
From BBC
Glittering liturgical objects and lavish vestments from the 17th and 18th centuries highlight the skills of European craftsmen from that period as well as the religious import of the church to which they were gifted.
By 08:30, archbishops and bishops will gather in the Constantine Wing, adjacent to the basilica, wearing liturgical clothes including simple white miter.
From BBC
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