liturgical
liturgical
Definition
li·tur·gi·cal (lə tʉr′ji kəl)
adjective
- of or constituting a liturgy
- used in or using a liturgy
Etymology: < Gr leitourgikos + -al
li·tur′·gi·cally adverb
liturgical
Synonyms
liturgical
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- vestment: The Treasury was also an amazing place with gold, silver, enamel and ivory objects and magnificent liturgical vestments.
- chant: In liturgical chant the assembly does not have to be the only protagonist.
- rite: With a sung Lord's Prayer, the song is itself the liturgical rite.
- celebration: Beyond the communities which our liturgical celebrations gather today, we see the great crowds to whom we are sent.
- calendar: To change the liturgical calendar means to change our way of relating to God.
- prayer: Kevin Manton By the book or with the spirit: the debate over liturgical prayer during the English revolution.
Modifying Another Word
- strictly: But there are other aspects of this, even in the strictly liturgical field, that we haven't yet touched on.
- almost: He has an almost liturgical refrain in the text " and there was evening and there was morning " .
Preposition: in
- nature: The remainder of the texts Pas discusses are liturgical in nature, with occasional answers to doubts about Pure Land practice.
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