liturgy

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).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪtəd͡ʒi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪtɚd͡ʒi/

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liturgy (countable and uncountable, plural liturgies)

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

   Hypernym: (set of rituals) tradition

   Near-synonyms: (book) breviary, missal, portal, portass, psalter

2. An official worship service of the Christian church.
3. (historical) In Ancient Greece, a form of personal service to the state.

• lay
• laity

• IPA^(key): /litørˈɡi/

liturgy c (plural liturgyen or liturgys)

1. liturgy

• “liturgy”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011