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liturgics

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The academic discipline dedicated to the study of liturgy (public worship rites, rituals, and practices).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the study of liturgies

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: liturgiology

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: theology, divinity

History

Etymology

From liturgic + -s (see -ics), from Latin lītūrgicus.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 禮拜學 /礼拜学 — academic discipline dedicated to the study of liturgy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 聖禮學 /圣礼学 — academic discipline dedicated to the study of liturgy
  • Danish: liturgik — academic discipline dedicated to the study of liturgy
  • Finnish: liturgiikka — academic discipline dedicated to the study of liturgy
  • German: Liturgik — academic discipline dedicated to the study of liturgy
  • German: Liturgiewissenschaft — academic discipline dedicated to the study of liturgy
  • Norwegian Bokmål: liturgikk — academic discipline dedicated to the study of liturgy
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: liturgikk — academic discipline dedicated to the study of liturgy
  • Swedish: liturgik — academic discipline dedicated to the study of liturgy