liturgical

[ li-tur-ji-kuhl ]

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adjective

of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
of or relating to the liturgy or Eucharistic service.

of or relating to liturgics.

Origin of liturgical

1635–45; <Medieval Latin lītūrgic(us) <Late Greek leitourgikós ministering (leitourg(ós) minister + -ikos-ic; see liturgy) + -al¹

Also li·tur·gic .

Other words from liturgical

li·tur·gi·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti·li·tur·gic, adjective
an·ti·li·tur·gi·cal, adjective
an·ti·li·tur·gi·cal·ly, adverb
non·li·tur·gic, adjective
non·li·tur·gi·cal, adjective
non·li·tur·gi·cal·ly, adverb

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How to use liturgical in a sentence

But how much has our average non-liturgical service to offer to their critically trained perceptions?
Preaching and Paganism | Albert Parker Fitch
They are non-liturgical days (with one possible exception, the Feast of Annunciation).
Great Lent: A School of Repentance | Alexander Schmemann
Among non-liturgical books it is difficult to find any class for which new illustrations were made at all freely.
Fine Books | Alfred W. Pollard
Germans and Swedes usually favor liturgical denominations; the Scotch incline to the non-liturgical.
The Church on the Changing Frontier | Helen O. Belknap
The ministers of non-liturgical churches were not so easily controlled.
The Sequel of Appomattox | Walter Lynwood Fleming

British Dictionary definitions for liturgical

liturgical

liturgic (lɪˈtɜːdʒɪk)

/ (lɪˈtɜːdʒɪkəl) /

adjective

of or relating to public worship
of or relating to the liturgy

Derived forms of liturgical

liturgically, adverb

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