different between laity vs liturgy

laity

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman laite, from Latin laitas, from Ancient Greek ???? (laós, people).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /?le?.?.ti/, /?le?.?.ti/
  • Rhymes: -e??ty

Noun

laity (plural laities)

  1. People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
  2. The common man or woman.
  3. The unlearned, untrained or ignorant.

Related terms

  • lay
  • layman

Translations

Anagrams

  • -ality, Italy

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liturgy

English

Etymology

From Middle French liturgie, from Latin liturgia, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (leitourgía), from ????- (leit-), from ???? (laós, people) + -?????? (-ourgós), from ????? (érgon, work) (the public work of the people done on behalf of the people).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?l?t?d??i/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?l?t?d??i/

Noun

liturgy (countable and uncountable, plural liturgies)

  1. A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion.
  2. An official worship service of the Christian church.
  3. (historical) In Ancient Greece, a form of personal service to the state.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • lay
  • laity

Translations


West Frisian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /litør??i/

Noun

liturgy c (plural liturgyen or liturgys)

  1. liturgy

Further reading

  • “liturgy”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

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