liturgiology

American  

[li-tur-jee-ol-uh-jee] / lɪˌtɜr dʒiˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

1. liturgics.

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Other Word Forms

• liturgiological adjective
• liturgiologist noun

Etymology

Origin of liturgiology

First recorded in 1860–65; liturgy + -o- ( def. ) + -logy ( def. )

Example Sentences

It was, however, in sacramental theology, liturgiology, and notably ecclesiastical music that Gerbert was mainly interested.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various

Professor of ecclesiastical history and liturgiology in St. John's College, Winnipeg, and chancellor of the University of Manitoba.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various

To be sure, it can be asserted for liturgiology that to those who love it it is a study that proves itself, like poetry, "its own exceeding great reward."

From A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer by Huntington, William Reed