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Definition of: liturgy
(lit′ər·jē) noun plural ·gies
1. A collection of prescribed forms for public worship; a ritual; specifically, in the Roman Catholic Church, the mass.
2. In the Greek Church, the Eucharist: also Divine Liturgy. [<F liturgie <Med. L liturgia <Gk. leitourgia public duty, ult. <laos people + ergon work]
—li·tur·gic (li·tûr′jik) or ·gi·cal adjective
—li·tur′·gi·cal·ly adverb
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