liturgy

UK: /ˈlɪtə^rdʒi/ US: /ˈlɪtɚdʒi/ ,(lit′ər jē)

Inflections of 'liturgy' (n): npl: liturgies

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

lit•ur•gy /ˈlɪtɚdʒi/   n., pl. -gies. 

1. Religion [countable] a form of public worship;
   ritual according to a fixed pattern.
2. Religion [uncountable] a collection of forms for public worship.

lit•ur•gist, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

lit•ur•gy  (lit′ər jē), n., pl. -gies. 

1. Religion a form of public worship;
   ritual.
2. Religion a collection of formularies for public worship.
3. Religion a particular arrangement of services.
4. Religion a particular form or type of the Eucharistic service.
5. Religion the service of the Eucharist, esp. this service (Divine Liturgy) in the Eastern Church.

• Greek leitourgía public service, eccl. Greek: Eucharist, equivalent. to leitourg(ós) minister + -ia -y³
• Late Latin lītūrgia
• 1550–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

liturgy / ˈlɪtədʒɪ/ noun ( -gies)

1. the forms of public services officially prescribed by a Church
2. Also called: Divine Liturgy (often capital) the Eucharistic celebration
3. a particular order or form of public service laid down by a Church

Etymology: 16th Century: via Medieval Latin, from Greek leitourgia, from leitourgos minister, from leit- people + ergon work