Liturgical

/lɪˈtɜrdʒɪkəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to liturgy, the formal public worship and ritual practices of religious communities.

Etymology

From Greek 'leitourgia' meaning 'public service,' from 'leitos' (public) + 'ergon' (work). Originally referred to wealthy citizens' public service obligations in ancient Athens.

Kelly Says

The word 'liturgy' originally had nothing to do with religion - it described how wealthy Athenians were expected to fund public works like theatrical productions and military equipment as their civic duty.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
liturgical
li-tur-jee-kal
ARالعربية
liturgical
li-tur-jee-kal
BNবাংলা
অনুষ্ঠানিক
anu-shtha-ni-k
CACatalà
litúrgic
li-tur-jik
CSČeština
liturgický
li-tur-gis-ki
DADansk
liturgisk
li-tur-gisk
DEDeutsch
liturgisch
li-tur-gis-ch
ELΕλληνικά
liturgικός
li-tur-gi-kos
ESEspañol
litúrgico
li-tur-gee-ko
FAفارسی
liturgical
li-tur-jee-kal
FISuomi
liturgisia
li-tur-gis-ia
FRFrançais
liturgique
li.tər.ʒik
GUGU
liturgical
li-tur-jee-kal
HAHA
liturgical
li-tur-jee-kal
HEעברית
לִטוּרְגִי
li-tur-gi
HIहिन्दी
विधिवत
vi-dhi-vat
HUMagyar
liturgikus
li-tur-gi-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
liturgis
li-tur-gis
IGIG
liturgical
li-tur-jee-kal
ITItaliano
liturgico
li-tur-gee-ko
JA日本語
典礼的 (てんれいてき)
den-rei-teki
KKKK
liturgical
li-tur-jee-kal
KMKM
liturgical
li-tur-jee-kal
KO한국어
예식적인 (예식적인)
ye-sik-jeo-kin
MRMR
liturgical
li-tur-jee-kal
MSBahasa Melayu
liturgis
li-tur-gis
MYမြန်မာ
liturgical
li-tur-jee-kal
NLNederlands
liturgisch
li-tur-gis-ch
NONorsk
liturgisk
li-tur-gisk
PAPA
liturgical
li-tur-jee-kal
PLPolski
liturgiczny
li-tur-gis-ch-ni
PTPortuguês
litúrgico
li-tur-jee-ko
RORomână
liturgic
li-tur-jik
RUРусский
литургический
li-tur-gis-ches-kiy
SVSvenska
liturgisk
li-tur-gisk
SWKiswahili
liturgical
li-tur-jee-kal
TAதமிழ்
விழா
vi-zha
TEతెలుగు
విధులు
vi-dhulu
THไทย
พิธีกรรม
phi-thee-kram
TLTL
liturgical
li-tur-jee-kal
TRTürkçe
litürjik
li-tur-jik
UKУкраїнська
літургійний
li-tur-gii-niy
URاردو
مَسْلِم
mas-lim
VITiếng Việt
liturgy
li-tur-jee
YOYO
liturgical
li-tur-jee-kal
ZH中文
礼仪的 (lǐyí de)
li-yi de
ZUZU
liturgical
li-tur-jee-kal

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