Dictionary

liturgy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈlɪtəd͡ʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈlɪtɚd͡ʒi/ (US)
• /ˈlɪtəɾd͡ʒe/ (Scotland)
• /-d͡ʒi/ (Scotland)
• /-d͡ʒɪ/ (Scotland)
• /ˈlətəd͡ʒi/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

From Middle French liturgie, from Latin liturgia, from Ancient Greek λειτουργία (leitourgía), from λειτ- (leit-), from λαός (laós, “people”) + -ουργός (-ourgós), from ἔργον (érgon, “work”) (the public work of the people done on behalf of the people).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion; a book in which they are recorded.
   • Near-synonyms: (book) breviary, missal, portal, portass, psalter
2. (countable, uncountable) An official worship service of the Christian church.
3. (countable, historical, uncountable) In Ancient Greece, a form of personal service to the state.

Forms

Deriveds

liturgiology · liturgical · liturgize · liturgism · liturgistic · liturgic · Liturgy of the Hours · liturgistical · liturgics · liturgist · Divine Liturgy · liturgiologist · aliturgic

Hypernyms

tradition

Relateds

lay · laity

Synonyms

missal · psalter · breviary · portass · portal

Translations (76)

tl palamisahan (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · cmn 禮儀 /礼仪 (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · ja 礼拝 (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · be літургі́я (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · am ቅዳሴ (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · ko 례전 (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · hu liturgia (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · ko 전례 (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · sk liturgia (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · oc liturgia (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · bg литурги́я (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · uk літургі́я (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · ms upacara (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · cmn 禮拜儀式 /礼拜仪式 (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · et liturgia (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · sh богослужење (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · ur لطوریا (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · tl palasambahan (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · pt liturgia (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · sh liturgija (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · ru богослуже́ние (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · lad liturjia (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · sh литургија (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · de Liturgie (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · be багаслу́жба (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · sh bogoslužba (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · sh bogosluženje (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · fr liturgie (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · pl liturgia (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · it liturgia (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · gl liturxia (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · lt liturgija (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · hy պատարագ (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · co liturgia (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · sh bogoslužje (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · ja 奉神礼 (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · vi thánh lễ (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · fi liturgia (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · ro liturghie (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · mk богослужба (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · tr litürji (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · el λειτουργία (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · ja 典礼 (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · sl liturgija (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · fi alttaripalvelus (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · be богаслужэ́нне (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · sq liturgjia (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · cs liturgie (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · bg богослуже́ние (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · lv liturģija (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · nb liturgi (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · sh богослужба (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · eo liturgio (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · tpi liteji (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · tl liturhiya (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · he לִיטוּרגִיָה (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · da liturgi (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · vi phụng vụ (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · es liturgia (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · nl liturgie (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · ca litúrgia (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · br liderezh (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · mk литургија (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · fur liturgjie (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · sv liturgi (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · af liturgie (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · nn liturgi (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · ka ლიტურგია (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · uk богослужі́ння (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · sh богoслужје (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · vi lễ trọng (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · ko 예전 (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · mk богослужение (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · pms liturgìa (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · la liturgia (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) · ru литурги́я (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals)