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Recent Examples of liturgical
Lent is the 46-day liturgical season that precedes the holiday of Easter, which commemorates the life, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
These policy drafts were circulated within the bishop's staff and liturgical committees but have not been published.
—Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
During the liturgical celebration, seminarian William O’Donnell, 25, will be ordained to the transitional diaconate.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Saturday's events At 8.30 a.m. on Saturday, archbishops and bishops will gather at the Braccio di Costantino in the Vatican, wearing the amice and alb white liturgical vestments, the rope-like cincture worn around the waist, and a simple white miter on their heads.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
These policy drafts were circulated within the bishop's staff and liturgical committees but have not been published.
—Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
During the liturgical celebration, seminarian William O’Donnell, 25, will be ordained to the transitional diaconate.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Saturday's events At 8.30 a.m. on Saturday, archbishops and bishops will gather at the Braccio di Costantino in the Vatican, wearing the amice and alb white liturgical vestments, the rope-like cincture worn around the waist, and a simple white miter on their heads.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liturgical
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The Bible And Armenia’s Wine History The winemaking apparatus was found next to what amounts to a cemetery, likely for sacramental or religious purposes.—
Layne Randolph,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Either way, the installation was not meant to replace sacramental confession.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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This ritual grounds intimacy in mutual care.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Just as earlier generations might have turned to prayer or ritual, many people today turn to the stars.—
Christopher P. Scheitle,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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The movement offered a more spiritual alternative to both futurism and communism.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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And there’s also a big demographic of that group that likes spiritual music of any kind — anything devotional.—
Billboard Staff,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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In the LeMasters' eyes, Kirk's shooting was a political and religious assassination.—
Matthew Cupelli,
The Enquirer,
12 Sep. 2025
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Participants must go to religious services once per week.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Sep. 2025
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Joining Muniz in the ceremonial duties were LL Cool J, David Arquette, and Mandy Moore.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Sep. 2025
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Rupert, now 94, will continue in a figurehead capacity as chairman emeritus of the companies, maintaining ceremonial leadership but no direct voting control.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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In 1997, Greenspan read an article in the Times about a group of geneticists who had tested the Y chromosomes of Jewish men who believed themselves to be part of an ancient priestly tradition called the cohanim.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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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 Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liturgical. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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