liturgy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: liturgy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for liturgy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Liturgy n a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine Synonym(s): Holy Eucharist, Eucharist, sacrament of the Eucharist, Holy Sacrament, Liturgy, Eucharistic liturgy, Lord's Supper a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship
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.