noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈlɪtəd͡ʒi/
US:/ˈlɪtɚd͡ʒi/
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Scotland:/ˈlɪtəɾd͡ʒe/
Scotland:/-d͡ʒɪ/
Scotland:/-d͡ʒi/
New-Zealand:/ˈlətəd͡ʒi/
CMU ARPABET:L IH1 T ER0 JH IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion; a book in which they are recorded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
An official worship service of the Christian church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
In Ancient Greece, a form of personal service to the state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rite, religious rite
Narrower terms: Christian liturgy
5
noun
Meaning 5
a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Holy Eucharist, Eucharist, sacrament of the Eucharist, Holy Sacrament, Eucharistic liturgy, Lord's Supper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sacrament
History
Etymology
From Middle French liturgie, from Latin liturgia, from Ancient Greek λειτουργία (leitourgía), from λειτ- (leit-), from λαός (laós, “people”) + -ουργός (-ourgós), from ἔργον (érgon, “work”) (the public work of the people done on behalf of the people).
Across languages
Translations
76 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
liturgie
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Albanian:
liturgjia
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Amharic:
ቅዳሴ
(ḳədase)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Armenian:
պատարագ
(patarag)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Belarusian:
літургі́я
(liturhíja)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Belarusian:
багаслу́жба
(bahaslúžba)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Belarusian:
богаслужэ́нне
(bohaslužénnje)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Breton:
liderezh
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Bulgarian:
литурги́я
(liturgíja)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Bulgarian:
богослуже́ние
(bogoslužénie)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Catalan:
litúrgia
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Chinese Mandarin:
禮拜儀式 /礼拜仪式
(lǐbài yíshì)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Chinese Mandarin:
禮儀 /礼仪
(lǐyí)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Corsican:
liturgia
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Czech:
liturgie
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Danish:
liturgi
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Dutch:
liturgie
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Esperanto:
liturgio
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Estonian:
liturgia
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Finnish:
liturgia
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Finnish:
alttaripalvelus
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
French:
liturgie
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Friulian:
liturgjie
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Galician:
liturxia
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Georgian:
ლიტურგია
(liṭurgia)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
German:
Liturgie
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Greek:
λειτουργία
(leitourgía)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Hebrew:
לִיטוּרגִיָה
(litúrgia)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Hungarian:
liturgia
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Italian:
liturgia
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Japanese:
典礼
(tenrei)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Japanese:
奉神礼
(hōshinrei)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Japanese:
礼拝
(reihai)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Korean:
전례
(jeollye)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Korean:
예전
(yejeon)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Korean:
례전
(ryejeon)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Ladino:
liturjia
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Latin:
liturgia
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Latvian:
liturģija
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Lithuanian:
liturgija
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Macedonian:
литургија
(liturgija)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Macedonian:
богослужба
(bogoslužba)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Macedonian:
богослужение
(bogosluženie)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Malay:
upacara
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Norwegian Bokmål:
liturgi
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Norwegian Nynorsk:
liturgi
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Occitan:
liturgia
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Piedmontese:
liturgìa
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Polish:
liturgia
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Portuguese:
liturgia
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Romanian:
liturghie
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Russian:
литурги́я
(liturgíja)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Russian:
богослуже́ние
(bogoslužénije)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Serbo-Croatian:
литургија
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Serbo-Croatian:
богослужба
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Serbo-Croatian:
богoслужје
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Serbo-Croatian:
богослужење
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Serbo-Croatian:
liturgija
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Serbo-Croatian:
bogoslužba
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Serbo-Croatian:
bogoslužje
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Serbo-Croatian:
bogosluženje
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Slovak:
liturgia
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Slovene:
liturgija
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Spanish:
liturgia
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Swedish:
liturgi
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Tagalog:
palasambahan
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Tagalog:
palamisahan
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Tagalog:
liturhiya
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Tok Pisin:
liteji
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Turkish:
litürji
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Ukrainian:
літургі́я
(liturhíja)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Ukrainian:
богослужі́ння
(bohoslužínnja)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Urdu:
لطوریا
(litūriā)
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Vietnamese:
thánh lễ
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Vietnamese:
lễ trọng
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
Vietnamese:
phụng vụ
— a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals
