Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Liturgy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Liturgy \Lit"ur*gy\, n.; pl. {Liturgies}. [F. liturgie, LL.
liturgia, Gr. ? a public service, the public service of God,
public worship; (assumed) ?, ?, belonging to the people,
public (fr. ?, ?, the people) + the root of ? work. See
{Lay}, a., and {Work}.]
An established formula for public worship, or the entire
ritual for public worship in a church which uses prescribed
forms; a formulary for public prayer or devotion. In the
Roman Catholic Church it includes all forms and services in
any language, in any part of the world, for the celebration
of Mass.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Liturgy
n 1: a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by
consecrating bread and wine [syn: {Eucharist}, {sacrament
of the Eucharist}, {Holy Sacrament}, {Liturgy}, {Eucharistic
liturgy}, {Lord's Supper}]
2: a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship
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