liturgical

Also li·tur·gic

[li-tur-ji-kuhl]

adjective

1. of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.

2. of or relating to the liturgy or Eucharistic service.

3. of or relating to liturgics.

liturgical

/ lɪˈtɜːdʒɪkəl, lɪˈtɜːdʒɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to public worship

2. of or relating to the liturgy

Other Word Forms

• liturgically adverb
• antiliturgic adjective
• antiliturgical adjective
• antiliturgically adverb
• nonliturgic adjective
• nonliturgical adjective
• nonliturgically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of liturgical¹

1635–45; < Medieval Latin lītūrgic ( us ) < Late Greek leitourgikós ministering ( leitourg ( ós ) minister + -ikos -ic; liturgy ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

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.

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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.

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By 08:30, archbishops and bishops will gather in the Constantine Wing, adjacent to the basilica, wearing liturgical clothes including simple white miter.

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Many Roman festive practices did find sanctuary in the medieval liturgical calendar, in modified and Christianized form.

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Visitors will also notice a change to the liturgical lay-out of the cathedral, whose altar, lectern and seating were all destroyed.

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Related Words

• ritualistic 
• solemn