liturgical
pronunciation
How to pronounce liturgical in British English:
UK [lɪ'tɜ:dʒɪkl]
How to pronounce liturgical in American English:
US [lɪ'tɜdʒɪkl]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or in accord with liturgy
Word Origin
- liturgical (adj.)
- 1640s, from Late Latin liturgicus, from New Testament Greek leitourgikos "ministering," from leitourgos (see liturgy).
Example
- 1. Catholic eucharist is the center of catholic liturgical devotion .
- 2. Latin used for liturgical purposes during the middle ages .
- 3. Last year the dzongkha development commission coined 400 new words to help a liturgical language cope with the modern world .
- 4. Language adaptation in taoist liturgical texts .
- 5. The liturgical use shows its popularity .