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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Liturgy \Lit"ur*gy\ (l[i^]t"[u^]r*j[y^]), n.; pl. Liturgies
(l[i^]t"[u^]r*j[i^]z). [F. liturgie, LL. liturgia, Gr.
leitoyrgi`a a public service, the public service of God,
public worship; (assumed) le`i:tos, lei^tos, belonging to the
people, public (fr. lao`s, lew`s, the people) + the root of
'e`rgon 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.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
liturgies
n.
(plural of en liturgy)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
liturgies
n.
(plural of en liturgy)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
liturgies
n.
(plural of en liturgy)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
liturgies
n.
(plural of en liturgy)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Liturgies /lˈɪtɜːdʒiz/ الصلواتFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
liturgies /lˈɪtɜːdʒiz/ LiturgienFrom IPA:fr : [ IPA:fr ]see: liturgy
/lityʁʒi/