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- noun Plural form of
liturgy .
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The conference will include the following liturgies from the liturgical books of the Anglican use:
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Fathers and in Greek liturgies, either used alone or with the addition of such reverential qualifying terms as iera, mystike, The
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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No! They knew Pius was striking at the absurd and irreverent music popular in Italian liturgies of the period.
Hallowedground 2009
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Compulsory contributions by wealthy citizens, called liturgies, helped with certain large expenditures such as equipping warships.
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The state received the aid of annual contributions, or what were termed liturgies, from individuals for particular services.
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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The RSPCA has published a Service for Animal Welfare booklet, written by Professor Linzey, complete with prayers, readings and liturgies, which is available to download from the Society's website (www. rspca.org.uk).
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But they DON'T WANT idiotic bogus "liturgies" written by middle-aged sillies who think that worshipping God is less important than walking around with banners with fashionable meaningless slogans on them.
Archive 2008-10-01 Joanna Bogle 2008
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Lutheran Church in America shall provide books of devotion and instruction, such as liturgies, hymn-books, and catechisms, and no synod
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Deronda, having looked enough at the German translation of the Hebrew in the book before him to know that he was chiefly hearing Psalms and Old Testament passages or phrases, gave himself up to that strongest effect of chanted liturgies which is independent of detailed verbal meaning -- like the effect of an
Daniel Deronda George Eliot 1849
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Way back when they did these things called "liturgies" and rich people payed them.
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