n. pl. lit·ur·gies 1. A prescribed form or set of forms for public religious worship. 2. often Liturgy Christianity The sacrament of the Eucharist. [Late Latin lītūrgia, from Greek leitourgiā, public service, from leitourgos, public servant, from earlier lēitourgos : lēiton, town hall (from lēos, dialectal variant of lāos, people) + ergon, work; see werg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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