liturgie

See also: litourgie and Liturgie

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin līturgia, from Ancient Greek λειτουργία (leitourgía, “work in public”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌli.tʏrˈɣi/

• liturgie

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• Hyphenation: li‧tur‧gie
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

liturgie f (plural liturgieën, diminutive liturgietje n)

1. A liturgy, predetermined or prescribed set of (religious) rituals and associated customs, attributes etc.

   Paus Gregorius de Grote deed veel voor de uniformizering van de Katholieke liturgie, inclusief het verplicht gebruik van Latijnse teksen

   Pope Gregory the Great did a lot to uniformize the Catholic liturgy, including the obligatory use of Latin texts

2. A liturgy, a booklet with details about the songs sung and texts read in a mass or other religious service.
3. A liturgy, Ancient Greek service to the public interest

Related terms

• liturg
• liturgiek
• liturgisch

Descendants

• → Indonesian: liturgi

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek λειτουργία (leitourgía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.tyʁ.ʒi/

• Audio

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Noun

liturgie f (plural liturgies)

1. a liturgy, predetermined or prescribed set of (religious) rituals
2. a liturgy, Ancient Greek service to the public interest

Related terms

• liturgique
• liturgiste m

Further reading

• “liturgie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Noun

liturgie f

1. plural of liturgia