liturgy means A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion; a book in which they are recorded. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 73 out of 100.
liturgy is pronounced /ˈlɪtəd͡ʒi/.
Why “liturgy” is a great word
LITURGY — [Noun] A prescribed form of rituals for public religious worship, especially in Christian traditions. From Middle French liturgie, from Latin liturgia, from Ancient Greek λειτουργία (leitourgía), from λαός (laós, "people") + ἔργον (érgon, "work"), originally meaning "public service" or "work done on behalf of the people." Unlike "ritual," a broader term for any formal, repeated act, or "ceremony," which can be secular and occasional, liturgy is the architectural script for a community's sustained conversation with the divine. It is the precise cadence of a call and response echoing off stone, the shared cup passed hand to hand, and the worn path of prayers spoken in the same order for centuries—a formalized poetry meant to outlast the fleeting sincerity of any single heart.
Etymology
From Middle French liturgie, from Latin liturgia, from Ancient Greek λειτουργία (leitourgía), from λειτ- (leit-), from λαός (laós, “people”) + -ουργός (-ourgós), from ἔργον (érgon, “work”) (the public work of the people done on behalf of the people).
noun
- A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion; a book in which they are recorded.“Near-synonyms: (book) breviary, missal, portal, portass, psalter”
- An official worship service of the Christian church.
- In Ancient Greece, a form of personal service to the state.