liturgy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
liturgy (countable and uncountable, plural liturgies)
- A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion.
- An official worship service of the Christian church.
- (historical) In Ancient Greece, a form of personal service to the state.
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Translations[edit]
a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
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West Frisian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
liturgy c (plural liturgyen or liturgys)
Further reading[edit]
- “liturgy”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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