Liturgy

Noun

 * 1) A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion.
 * 2) An official worship service of the Christian church.

Derived terms

 * liturgical
 * liturgist

Related terms

 * lay
 * laity

Thesaurus
Mass, baccalaureate service, bedtime prayer, camp meeting, celebration, ceremonial, ceremony, church, church service, commencement, compline, convocation, devotions, divine service, duty, empty formality, evening devotions, evensong, exercise, exercises, form, form of worship, formal, formality, formula, formulary, function, graduation, graduation exercises, holy rite, inaugural, inauguration, initiation, institution, lauds, matins, meeting, mode of worship, morning devotions, mummery, mystery, night song, none, nones, novena, observance, office, order of worship, ordinance, performance, practice, praise meeting, prayer, prayer meeting, prayers, prescribed form, prime, prime song, public worship, religious ceremony, revival, revival meeting, rite, rite de passage, rite of passage, ritual, ritual observance, rituality, sacrament, sacramental, service, sext, solemnity, solemnization, tent meeting, tierce, undersong, vesper, vespers, vigils, watch meeting, watch night, watch-night service

Etymology
From Latin liturgia, from λειτουργία < λειτ-, from λαός, people + -ουργός < ἔργον, work (the public work of the people done on behalf of the people)

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Bosnian:
 * Breton: liderezh
 * Croatian:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: liturgio
 * Finnish: liturgia, alttaripalvelus
 * French:
 * Georgian: ლიტურგია
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Japanese:
 * 奉神礼 (ほうしんれい, hōshinrē); in Orthodox Church
 * 典礼 (てんれい, tenrē); in Catholic Church
 * 礼拝 (れいはい, rēhai); in Catholic, Protestant, Anglicanism


 * Latin:
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic: литургија, богослужба , богoслужје , богослужeње
 * Latin: liturgija, bogoslužba , bogoslužje , bogosluženje
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish: liturgia

Noun
( liturgys)


 * 1) liturgy