liturgical
adjective
li·tur·gi·cal
lə-ˈtər-ji-kəl 
li-
1
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of liturgy
the liturgical calendar
liturgical music
2
: using or favoring the use of liturgy
liturgical churches
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Advent is the start of the Christian church's liturgical year.
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Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 29 Nov. 2024
Davis’s boss at the Beinecke introduced her to a 12th-century liturgical manuscript known as the Gottschalk Antiphonary, and Davis wrote her dissertation on it.
—Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
The Dahl family have come together to celebrate Christmas, with three of the family’s four grown children and their spouses gathered on the evening of the 24th, playing instruments and singing a liturgical carol, hitting every harmony just right.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
So important, and so memorable, and so repeated that there was an almost liturgical feel to it.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 9 Dec. 2024
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Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 29 Nov. 2024
Davis’s boss at the Beinecke introduced her to a 12th-century liturgical manuscript known as the Gottschalk Antiphonary, and Davis wrote her dissertation on it.
—Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
The Dahl family have come together to celebrate Christmas, with three of the family’s four grown children and their spouses gathered on the evening of the 24th, playing instruments and singing a liturgical carol, hitting every harmony just right.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
So important, and so memorable, and so repeated that there was an almost liturgical feel to it.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Liturgical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liturgical. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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