1A form or formulary according to which public religious worship, especially Christian worship, is conducted.

1. 1.1 A religious service conducted according to a liturgy.
   （遵照规程举行的）礼拜
   at the conclusion of the liturgy the Bishop presented the certificates

   Example sentencesExamples

   • We were driven to a village three hours away from our centre where we were presented as guests at a Sunday liturgy, an incredibly lively and moving event.
   • As we know, they had maintained the practice of ordaining women deacons during the Eucharistic liturgy.
   • They are all integral parts of church interiors and of the Orthodox liturgy and private devotion.
   • The final chapter summarizes and integrates the previous chapters with a study of Genesis that examines themes and suggests a brief liturgy as a conclusion to the study.
   • Driven by hysterical choirs and crashing percussion, the Latin liturgy is indeed rather scary.
   • Unlike the standard Catholic liturgy, no two services have been alike.
   • When sacramental participation had ceased to be the norm, people needed a reason for attending the liturgy.
   • A year earlier, Communion had been denied to two women present at a conciliar liturgy, which attracted much attention in the press.
   • The Catholic Mass, Protestant services, and Jewish liturgies adhere to formats that are always followed.
   • The Vigil of Easter liturgy held yearly on Holy Saturday in my former campus congregation always is a special occasion.
   • Finally, it climaxes in the the Marriage Supper of the Lamb (the liturgy of the Eucharist).
   • Some Seekers create innovative liturgies that will involve children in their Sunday service.
   • Sunday liturgies will include prayers and reflections on the theme of poverty.
   • The first children's liturgy will take place in the vigil mass of November 15.
   • Kindly inform any person residing outside the parish who might wish to attend this special liturgy.
   • Soloists, organists and all musicians are reminded that their primary role is one of service to the liturgy.
   • The Pope said Catholic priests were forbidden to celebrate Eucharistic liturgies with Protestant ministers.
   • So the liturgy of the word was replaced by Stations of the Cross!
   • The original hearers of the work were, after all, the congregation present at a solemn liturgy, not the audience at a concert.
   • After all, is that not the intention of the liturgy of the word?

   Synonyms

   ceremony, ritual, rite, observance, ordinance
2. 1.2 The service of the Eucharist in the Orthodox Church.
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Even now, in our celebration of the Mass, the Liturgy of the Word comes before the Liturgy of the Eucharist.
   • I cooked alone, ate alone, and walked alone four times a day up the steep hill to the monastery to participate in the Eucharist and the Liturgy of the Hours.
   • The Catholic Mass is composed of the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist, but when Catholics speak of ‘going to Mass’ it is chiefly the second they have in mind.
   • By contrast, in the Orthodox Liturgy, there is an air of reverence, as well as an atmosphere of informality.
   • Why not join in as a helper at the " Sunday Liturgy".
3. 1.3archaic 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.