liturgy
/ˈlɪtədʒɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- a form or formulary according to which public religious worship, especially Christian worship, is conducted（尤指基督教的）礼拜规程。
1.1
- a religious service conducted according to such a form or formulary（遵照规程举行的）礼拜。
1.2
the Liturgy
the Communion office of the Orthodox Church（正教教会的）圣餐仪式。
1.3
the Liturgy
Brit. archaic the Book of Common Prayer〈英, 古〉祈祷书。
2
- (in ancient Greece) a public office or duty performed voluntarily by a rich Athenian（古希腊）（富裕的雅典人举行的）感恩礼拜仪式。
词源
mid 16th cent.: via French or late Latin from Greek leitourgia 'public service, worship of the gods', from leitourgos 'minister', from lēitos 'public' + -ergos 'working'.