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liturgy.

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

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɪtəd͡ʒi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlɪtɚd͡ʒi/US/ˈlɪtəɾd͡ʒe/Scotland/-d͡ʒɪ/Scotland
  1. A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion; a book in which they are recorded.

    countable · uncountable
  2. An official worship service of the Christian church.

    countable · uncountable
  3. In Ancient Greece, a form of personal service to the state.

    countable · historical · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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).

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