liturgical

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for liturgical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liturgical
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Keeping a microfiber cloth handy or stashing disinfecting wipes under the sink makes this a fast, almost effortless ritual.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 June 2026
  • An indoor pool with a hydrotherapy circuit, dry sauna, hammam, and serene treatment rooms offers ritual-level relaxation.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Adjective
  • The twice-weekly two-hour temazcal experience, led by a local Mayan shaman, guides participants through an ancestral purification ritual focused on physical and spiritual detoxification.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Ben Tzur understands the spiritual kernel of this process, having studied under Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar in the ancient dhrupad tradition, where rhythmic Vedic chants achieve a similar effect.
    Arman Khan, Pitchfork, 1 June 2026
Adjective
  • Hampshire’s police and crime commissioner has called for a review of religious exemptions on the carrying of knives in public after the fatal stabbing of Henry Nowak last December.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 3 June 2026
  • The site offers a rare window into the religious and cultural beliefs of the ancient Lycian people, about whom relatively little is known — a mystery that only deepens its appeal.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
Adjective
  • Chula Vista does not need a ceremonial campus.
    Christos Korgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • On Monday, Lemieux was honored at Montreal’s Bell Centre, carrying a ceremonial torch onto the ice before Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final between the Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes.
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • In a set of photos that's sweeping the internet, Pope Leo was well and truly seen in a pair of Nike sneakers, paired with his traditional, priestly robes.
    Chiara Da Col, Vanity Fair, 9 May 2026

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“Liturgical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liturgical. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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