n.
Pronunciation: ' li-t ə r-j ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
Etymology: Late Latin liturgia, from Greek leitourgia public service, from Greek (Attic) leïton public building (fr. Greek laos Attic le ō s people) + -ourgia -urgy
Date: 1560
1 often capitalized : a eucharistic rite
2 : a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship
3 : a customary repertoire of ideas, phrases, or observances