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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In 2023, Francis moved to allow informal, non-liturgical blessings of same-sex couples by a priest.
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The work, which King has described as a meditation on love, resilience and inner-strength, is set to Black spirituals and Jewish liturgical music, features vocals by the great singer Lisa Fischer and a score by piano great Jason Moran, artists with whom the collab-happy King has worked before.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
And that is why his music in Church Slavonic, the liturgical language for many Orthodox Christians, sounds another way.
—Jeffers Engelhardt, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
The priestly fraternity, named in honor of the anti-modernist Pope St. Pius X, was founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre as a response to liturgical reforms made in the Second Vatican Council (also known as Vatican II).
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2025
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
The work, which King has described as a meditation on love, resilience and inner-strength, is set to Black spirituals and Jewish liturgical music, features vocals by the great singer Lisa Fischer and a score by piano great Jason Moran, artists with whom the collab-happy King has worked before.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
And that is why his music in Church Slavonic, the liturgical language for many Orthodox Christians, sounds another way.
—Jeffers Engelhardt, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
The priestly fraternity, named in honor of the anti-modernist Pope St. Pius X, was founded in 1970 by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre as a response to liturgical reforms made in the Second Vatican Council (also known as Vatican II).
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Liturgical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liturgical. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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