A person who opposes liturgical worship or traditional religious ceremonies and advocates for simpler, non-ceremonial forms of religious practice.
From antiliturgic plus -ist (a person who advocates for something). This term emerged to identify religious reformers and movements that explicitly rejected formal liturgical traditions.
Famous antiliturgists include figures like John Calvin and the early Puritan leaders, who didn't just prefer simpler worship—they believed elaborate liturgy was spiritually dangerous and corrupted true faith, leading to centuries of bitter religious conflict.
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