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–noun, plural -gies.

1.	a form of public worship; ritual.

2.	a collection of formularies for public worship.

3.	a particular arrangement of services.

4.	a particular form or type of the Eucharistic service.

5.	the service of the Eucharist, esp. this service (Divine Liturgy) in the Eastern Church.

[Origin: 1550–60; < LL lītūrgia < Gk leitourgía public service, eccl. Gk: Eucharist, equiv. to leitourg(ós) minister + -ia -y³

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lit·ur·gy Audio Help (lĭt'ər-jē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. lit·ur·gies

A prescribed form or set of forms for public religious worship.
often Liturgy Christianity The sacrament of the Eucharist.

[Late Latin lītūrgia, from Greek leitourgiā, public service, from leitourgos, public servant, from earlier lēitourgos : lēiton, town hall (from lēos, dialectal variant of lāos, people) + ergon, work; see werg- in Indo-European roots.]

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liturgy

1560, "the service of the Holy Eucharist," from M.Fr. liturgie, from L.L. liturgia "public service, public worship," from Gk. leitourgia, from leitourgos "one who performs a public ceremony or service, public servant," from leito- "public" (from laos "people;" cf. leiton "public hall," leite "priestess") + -ergos "that works," from ergon "work" (see urge (v.)). Meaning "collective formulas for the conduct of divine service in Christian churches" is from c.1593.

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liturgy
noun
1.	a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine [syn: Holy Eucharist]
2.	a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship

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Liturgy

Lit"ur*gy\, n.; pl. Liturgies. [F. liturgie, LL. liturgia, Gr. ? a public service, the public service of God, public worship; (assumed) ?, ?, belonging to the people, public (fr. ?, ?, the people) + the root of ? work. See Lay, a., and Work.] An established formula for public worship, or the entire ritual for public worship in a church which uses prescribed forms; a formulary for public prayer or devotion. In the Roman Catholic Church it includes all forms and services in any language, in any part of the world, for the celebration of Mass.

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