liturgy

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noun

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”

Similar
breviarymissalportalportasspsalterHoly EucharistEucharistsacrament of the Eucharist
OriginMiddle French liturgie ← Latin liturgia ← Ancient Greek λειτουργία →
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Meanings

nounliturgy (countable and uncountable, plural liturgies)

plural liturgies

  1. countableuncountableA 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

    Synonyms: breviary, missal, portal, portass, psalter

  2. countableuncountableAn official worship service of the Christian church.
  3. countablehistoricaluncountableIn Ancient Greece, a form of personal service to the state.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion; a book in which they are recorded.

Similar
breviarymissalportalportasspsalter

More synonyms by meaning

nouna Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine

Similar
Holy EucharistEucharistsacrament of the EucharistHoly SacramentEucharistic liturgyLord's Supper
Broader
sacrament
Also see
church serviceeucharistlord's supperofficeprayer book

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλειτουργία
  2. Latinliturgia
  3. Middle Frenchliturgie
  4. Englishliturgy

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).

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Translations

Afrikaans liturgie
  • liturgiea predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Bulgarian литурги́я, богослуже́ние
  • литурги́я (liturgíja)a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
  • богослуже́ние (bogoslužénie)a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Catalan litúrgia
  • litúrgiaa predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Chinese Mandarin 禮拜儀式 /礼拜仪式, 禮儀 /礼仪
  • 禮拜儀式 /礼拜仪式 (lǐbài yíshì)a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
  • 禮儀 /礼仪 (lǐyí)a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Czech liturgie
  • liturgiea predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Danish liturgi
  • liturgia predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Dutch liturgie
  • liturgiea predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Esperanto liturgio
  • liturgioa predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Estonian liturgia
  • liturgiaa predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Finnish liturgia, alttaripalvelus
  • liturgiaa predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
  • alttaripalvelusa predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
French liturgie
  • liturgiea predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
German Liturgie
  • Liturgiea predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Greek λειτουργία
  • λειτουργία (leitourgía)a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Hebrew לִיטוּרגִיָה
  • לִיטוּרגִיָה (litúrgia)a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Hungarian liturgia
  • liturgiaa predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Italian liturgia
  • liturgiaa predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Japanese 典礼, 奉神礼
  • 典礼 (tenrei)a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
  • 奉神礼 (hōshinrei)a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
  • 礼拝 (reihai)a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Korean 전례, 예전
  • 전례 (jeollye)a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
  • 예전 (yejeon)a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
  • 례전 (ryejeon)a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Latin liturgia
  • liturgiaa predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Latvian liturģija
  • liturģijaa predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Lithuanian liturgija
  • liturgijaa predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Malay upacara
  • upacaraa predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Norwegian Bokmål liturgi
  • liturgia predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Polish liturgia
  • liturgiaa predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Portuguese liturgia
  • liturgiaa predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Romanian liturghie
  • liturghiea predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Russian литурги́я, богослуже́ние
  • литурги́я (liturgíja)a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
  • богослуже́ние (bogoslužénije)a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Slovak liturgia
  • liturgiaa predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Spanish liturgia
  • liturgiaa predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Swedish liturgi
  • liturgia predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Tagalog palasambahan, palamisahan
  • palasambahana predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
  • palamisahana predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
  • liturhiyaa predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Turkish litürji
  • litürjia predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Ukrainian літургі́я, богослужі́ння
  • літургі́я (liturhíja)a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
  • богослужі́ння (bohoslužínnja)a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Urdu لطوریا
  • لطوریا (litūriā)a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Vietnamese thánh lễ, lễ trọng
  • thánh lễa predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
  • lễ trọnga predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
  • phụng vụa predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Cite this entry
APA

liturgy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liturgy

MLA

“liturgy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liturgy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liturgy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liturgy.

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