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liturgy

lit.ur.gy \'lit-*r-je-\ n [LL liturgia, fr. Gk leitourgia, fr. (assumed) Gk 
   (Attic) lei:t]os public (fr. Gk laos - Attic leo-s - people) + -ourgia 
   -urgy 1: a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship  often cap  
   2: a eucharistic rite