liturgical

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: li=tur=gi=cal

CIDE DICTIONARY

liturgical,  [Gr. : cf. F. liturgique.].

 Pertaining to, of or the nature of, a liturgy; of or pertaining to public prayer and worship.  T. Warton.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

liturgical, adj. of or related to liturgies or public worship.

Derivative

liturgically adv. liturgist n.

Etymology

med.L f. Gk leitourgikos (as LITURGY)

THESAURUS

liturgical

High-Church, alto, baptismal, baritone, bass, bravura, ceremonial, ceremonious, choral, choric, coloratura, conventional, decorous, dramatic, eucharistic, falsetto, formal, formular, formulary, heroic, hieratic, hymnal, liturgic, liturgistic, lyric, operatic, paschal, pompous, psalmic, psalmodial, psalmodic, ritual, ritualistic, sacerdotal, sacramental, sacramentarian, sacred, singing, solemn, soprano, stately, tenor, treble, vocal, well-mannered