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liturgical language

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A language of religious texts and ceremonies, such as Church Slavonic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: lifestyle, religion

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 禮儀語言 /礼仪语言 (lǐyí yǔyán) — language
  • Finnish: kirkkokieli — language
  • Finnish: liturginen kieli — language
  • Galician: lingua litúrxica — language
  • German: Liturgiesprache — language
  • Hindi: धार्मिक भाषा (dhārmik bhāṣā) — language
  • Indonesian: bahasa liturgis — language
  • Japanese: 典礼言語 (tenrei gengo) — language
  • Polish: język liturgiczny — language
  • Portuguese: língua litúrgica — language
  • Spanish: lengua litúrgica — language