liturgy

Definitions


[ˈlɪtədʒi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a form or formulary according to which public religious worship, especially Christian worship, is conducted
(e.g: the Church of England liturgy)

- (in ancient Greece) a public office or duty performed voluntarily by a rich Athenian


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: via French or late Latin from Greek leitourgia ‘public service, worship of the gods’, from leitourgos ‘minister’, from lēitos ‘public’ + -ergos ‘working’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries