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Liturgy — • A Greek composite word meaning originally a public duty, a service to the state undertaken by a citizen Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Liturgy Liturgy … Catholic encyclopedia
LITURGY — has conventionally been understood as the words that Jews recite in public worship. While written words are almost all that remains from earlier times, the study of liturgy today understands that the ways that these words are performed shapes… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Liturgy — Liturgy блэк метал группа из Бруклина, образованная как проект одного музыканта Хантера Хант Хендрикса. В 2008 году после выпуска 12 дюймового мини альбома Immortal Life состав был расширен до четырёх участников. Дебютный альбом… … Википедия
liturgy — 1550s, the service of the Holy Eucharist, from M.Fr. liturgie or directly from L.L./M.L. liturgia public service, public worship, from Gk. leitourgia a liturgy; public duty, ministration, ministry, from leitourgos one who performs a public… … Etymology dictionary
liturgy — [lit′ərjē] n. pl. liturgies [Fr liturgie < ML(Ec) liturgia < Gr leitourgia, public service to the gods (in LXX & N.T., ministry of priests), ult. < leōs, laos, people + ergon, WORK] 1. prescribed forms or ritual for public worship in any … English World dictionary
Liturgy — Lit ur*gy (l[i^]t [u^]r*j[y^]), n.; pl. {Liturgies} (l[i^]t [u^]r*j[i^]z). [F. liturgie, LL. liturgia, Gr. leitoyrgi a a public service, the public service of God, public worship; (assumed) le i:tos, lei^tos, belonging to the people, public (fr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
liturgy — ritual, rite, ceremony, ceremonial, *form, formality … New Dictionary of Synonyms
liturgy — [n] worship, ceremony celebration, ceremonial, form, formality, formula, observance, rite, ritual, sacrament, service, services; concept 368 … New thesaurus
liturgy — ► NOUN (pl. liturgies) ▪ a prescribed form of public worship used in the Christian Church. ORIGIN Greek leitourgia public service, worship of the gods … English terms dictionary
Liturgy — A liturgy is the customary public worship done by a specific religious group, according to their particular traditions. The word may refer to an elaborate formal ritual such as the Eastern Orthodox Divine Liturgy and Catholic Mass, or a daily… … Wikipedia
liturgy — A liturgy is the ordered form of worship used by a church, including prayers, readings, and ceremonial acts such as the administration of the Eucharist/LoRD s Supper. Traditionally, Christian church liturgies were distinguished by the language … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
