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It is thus hard to describe what is happening when these various layers of the Tradition - liturgical, ritual, musical, textual, iconographic, etc. - all begin to work together in the course of the Church year.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or in accordance with liturgy: a book of liturgical forms.
  2. adjective Using or used in liturgy.

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  • The Egyptian languages are a set of interrelated languages spoken and written from at least the fourth millennium BCE through to the Roman period, with one language, Coptic, used primarily as a liturgical language for the past millennium.
  • A Rite is a "liturgical, theological, spiritual and disciplinary patrimony," (Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, canon 28). —  Latest Articles
  • Note that Lockwood assumes that this controversy actually centers on religious doctrines and liturgical issues, not simply politics. —  GetReligion
  • The office devotes its efforts to offering liturgical, theological, pastoral, canonical and historical guidance in the celebration of the Church's liturgical rites.
  • Now, she knows her liturgical-church stuff, including the history. —  GetReligion
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