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the liturgy
liturgy 作可数名词时，复数形式为 liturgies。
The parish gathers every Sunday to celebrate the liturgy.
教区每星期日聚集一起庆祝礼拜仪式。
礼拜仪式；祷告文；圣餐仪式
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礼拜仪式；祷告文；圣餐仪式
a rite or set of rites prescribed for public worship
The parish gathers every Sunday to celebrate the liturgy.
教区每星期日聚集一起庆祝礼拜仪式。
礼拜仪式；祈祷书
A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion; a book in which they are recorded.
基督教礼拜仪式
An official worship service of the Christian church.
The new priest learned the liturgy before leading his first service.
新牧师在主持第一次礼拜前学习了礼拜仪式。
Many families choose a shorter liturgy for weekday prayers.
许多家庭为平日祈祷选择较短的礼拜仪式。
The choir practiced the music for the Easter liturgy.
唱诗班为复活节礼拜仪式排练音乐。
liturgy 作可数名词时，复数形式为 liturgies。
The parish gathers every Sunday to celebrate the liturgy.
教区每星期日聚集一起庆祝礼拜仪式。
介词 of 后接具体教会或信仰传统，说明是哪一套仪式。
The liturgy of the Orthodox Church includes many ancient hymns.
东正教会的礼拜仪式包含许多古老的赞美诗。
动词 attend、celebrate、conduct 等常与 the liturgy 搭配。
At Easter, even occasional believers attend the liturgy.
复活节时，连偶尔去教会的人也会参加礼拜仪式。
Not this
We liturgy every Sunday morning.
Use this
We attend liturgy every Sunday morning.
liturgy 是名词，意为“礼拜仪式”，不能作动词；应使用 attend 等动词与 liturgy 搭配。
Not this
The choir sang liturgy music during the service.
Use this
The choir sang liturgical music during the service.
表示“礼拜仪式的”应用形容词 liturgical，名词 liturgy 不能直接作定语修饰 music。
Not this
Many churches have their own liturgys.
Use this
Many churches have their own liturgies.
以辅音字母加 y 结尾的名词变复数时，y 改为 i 再加 -es，所以 liturgies 是 liturgy 的正确复数形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
神圣礼仪（东正教圣体血祭礼仪）
We attended the Divine Liturgy at the Orthodox cathedral.
我们在东正教大教堂参加了神圣礼仪。
举行礼拜仪式
The priest celebrated the liturgy with great reverence.
神父以极大的虔诚举行了礼拜仪式。
时辰礼仪（每日固定的祈祷礼仪）
The monks recite the liturgy of the hours each day.
修士们每天诵念时辰礼仪。
罗马礼仪（罗马天主教会的礼拜仪式）
The Roman liturgy has been reformed several times.
罗马礼仪已经过多次改革。
参加礼拜仪式
Many parishioners attend the liturgy every Sunday.
许多教友每周日参加礼拜仪式。
Use liturgy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
liturgy 发音像“里特基”，联想：在礼拜堂里按固定程序进行的公共崇拜，就是“礼拜仪式”。
语域：formal 常见场景：religious studies、theology、formal church documents liturgy 是正式用语，多用于宗教研究、神学或教会正式文献中，指公共崇拜的规定仪式；日常口语中比较少见，谈及具体礼拜活动时通常用 service。
strategy shares the exact final /tədʒi/ of liturgy. energy, allergy, and apology end with the same unstressed /ədʒi/ pattern. None of these rhyme with liturgy because their stressed vowels differ (liturgy has /ɪ/). litany is a lookalike whose ending is /əni/, not /ədʒi/. liturgical is related but has different stress and vowel sounds: /lɪˈtɜːdʒɪkəl/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.