LITURGY


Meaning of LITURGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈli-tər-jē ]

noun

( plural -gies )

Etymology: Late Latin liturgia, from Greek leitourgia public service, from Greek (Attic) leïton public building (from Greek laos — Attic leōs — 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.