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Recent Examples of liturgical
During Holy Week, several major of days of worship will lead up to Easter — Christianity's most significant holiday which celebrates Jesus' resurrection and marks the start of a new liturgical year.
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Jarrod Wardwell, Houston Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2026
The Kimbell show foregrounds how these works were used in the devotional and liturgical life of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
—Sarah Kozlowski, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 2026
The community is guided by a liturgical calendar, which Prince explains makes every day feel like a sacred moment.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
Lent is an important approximately 40-day period in the Christian liturgical calendar marked by prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, or charity work.
—Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 26 Feb. 2026
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Jarrod Wardwell, Houston Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2026
The Kimbell show foregrounds how these works were used in the devotional and liturgical life of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
—Sarah Kozlowski, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 2026
The community is guided by a liturgical calendar, which Prince explains makes every day feel like a sacred moment.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
Lent is an important approximately 40-day period in the Christian liturgical calendar marked by prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, or charity work.
—Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liturgical
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Of these, Anglicans traditionally hold only baptism and the Eucharist as sacraments instituted by Christ and regard the others as sacramental rites.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Mar. 2026
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The sacramental palms can be kept at home and returned to church or nature, but should not to be thrown away, the Archdiocese noted.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Authorities said Proper kept a journal outlining his belief that a larger group worships a demonic figure and engages in the ritual sacrifice of children.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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Setting aside the ritual sacrifice, is there any way to actually break the curse?—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday that practitioners of the Falun Gong spiritual movement cannot sue tech giant Cisco over allegations of aiding the Chinese government’s surveillance and torture of the group.—
Sophie Brams,
The Hill,
23 June 2026
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The 1970s were thick with New Age spiritual fads and movements, from the benign (crystals) to the unspeakably toxic and cultic (Jonestown).—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
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The former football player explained that his religious upbringing and internal struggle with his sexuality both contributed to his decision to remain a virgin.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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But, of course, as some of you may be thinking, nothing causes more pain than the desire for pleasure—a fact attested to by countless love songs and religious texts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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An orange and blue sea migrated north to City Hall to continue the ceremonial commemorations.—
Amina Kilpatrick,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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The ceremonial throw was part of a visit by some of the Team England players to Kauffman Stadium.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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Before heading to seminary and taking up the priestly collar, Borba enjoyed red carpets and professional acclaim for his business acumen.—
David Begnaud,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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There are nearly 23,000 active Catholic parishes — but new priestly ordinations haven't started to bounce back.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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“Liturgical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liturgical. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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