liturgical

[ li-tur-ji-kuhl ]

/ lɪˈtɜr dʒɪ kəl /

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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.

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Also li·tur·gic .

Origin of liturgical

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

OTHER WORDS FROM liturgical

li·tur·gi·cal·ly, adverban·ti·li·tur·gic, adjectivean·ti·li·tur·gi·cal, adjectivean·ti·li·tur·gi·cal·ly, adverb

non·li·tur·gic, adjectivenon·li·tur·gi·cal, adjectivenon·li·tur·gi·cal·ly, adverb

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How to use liturgical in a sentence

There was a lot of positive feedback from people interested in non-gender binary people.
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She ultimately ditched JSwipe after about a week and found her current, non-Jewish, boyfriend on OkCupid.
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An atheist counsels his fellow non-believers on how not to talk to people of faith.
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The distinction between over-policing and non-responsiveness was alive and well in Bed-Stuy.
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Last summer, Louisiana also banned non-legal adoption, with offenders facing a penalty of $5,000 and up to five years in prison.
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The expatriated ex-rebels became alarmed by the non-receipt of the indemnity instalment and the news from their homes.
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He also states that the Audiencia is virtually non-existent, and so there is no high court in which justice may be sought.
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De moi, je ne say qu'en dire, d'autant que je ne veux affirmer ny le si ny le non en ce dont je n'ay vidence.
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Certes le capitaine Merveilles et ses gens monstrerent leur pit non vulgaire.
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It teaches you to take your time, or as the Germans call it, it gives you "Ruhe (repose)," the grand sine qua non!
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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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Origin of liturgical

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British Dictionary definitions for liturgical

liturgic (lɪˈtɜːdʒɪk)

Derived forms of liturgical