[lit.ur.gy] n, pl -gies [LL liturgia, fr. Gk leitourgia public service, fr. Gk (Attic) leiton public building (fr. Gk laos -- Attic leos -- people) + -ourgia -urgy] (1560) 1 often cap: a eucharistic rite
2: a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship
3: a customary repertoire of ideas, phrases, or observances