liturgy

Liturgy — • A Greek composite word meaning originally a public duty, a service to the state undertaken by a citizen Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Liturgy     Liturgy      …   Catholic encyclopedia

liturgy — noun 1) литургия 2) ритуал церковной службы Syn: see rite …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

liturgy — 1> литургия 2> ритуал церковной службы …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

Liturgy — A liturgy is the customary public worship done by a specific religious group, according to their particular traditions. The word may refer to an elaborate formal ritual such as the Eastern Orthodox Divine Liturgy and Catholic Mass, or a daily… …   Wikipedia

Liturgy — It is derived from two Greek words lios means people and ergon means work. The original Greek word was used to express a public work of any kind, not only religious, but by the time of the Septuagint it had come to be applied particularly to the… …   Dictionary of church terms

liturgy — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

liturgy — /lit euhr jee/, n., pl. liturgies. 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… …   Universalium

liturgy — сущ. 1) рел., пол. литургия (центральное богослужение православной и католической церкви; объект неприятия со стороны протестантского движения, выступающего за демократизацию обрядов: замену латыни живым языком верующих и т. п.; в силу своей… …   Англо-русский экономический словарь

liturgy — noun /litørˈɡi/lang=fy a) A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion. b) An official worship service of the Christian church. See Also: lay, laity …   Wiktionary