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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Some dresses recall chasubles, aka the outermost liturgical vestment worn by clery to celebrate the Eucharist.
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Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The Catholic Church opposed cross-dressing in laws, liturgical meetings and other writings.
—Sarah Barringer, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
The next pope will have to bridge this liturgical divide—a pastoral challenge, not a political one.
—Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Its practical effects and creature designs remain dazzlingly strange, and its subterranean world—labyrinthine, liturgical, and etched with mysterious lore—echoes the Underpass in Us.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
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Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The Catholic Church opposed cross-dressing in laws, liturgical meetings and other writings.
—Sarah Barringer, The Conversation, 27 May 2025
The next pope will have to bridge this liturgical divide—a pastoral challenge, not a political one.
—Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Its practical effects and creature designs remain dazzlingly strange, and its subterranean world—labyrinthine, liturgical, and etched with mysterious lore—echoes the Underpass in Us.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for liturgical
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“Liturgical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liturgical. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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