Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

liturgical

/lɪˈtɝd͡ʒɪkəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: litur-gi-cal
IPA: /lɪˈtɝd͡ʒɪkəl/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to liturgy.

Example Sentences

"Our almost liturgical repetition of the phrase "gay brothers and sisters" too often echoes with a hollow resonance."

Etymology

From Latin lītūrgicus + -al. By surface analysis, liturgy + -ical.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: la:lītūrgicus

Derived Forms

aliturgical antiliturgical liturgically nonliturgical paraliturgical protoliturgical unliturgical

Phrases

extra-liturgical liturgical language

Synonyms

liturgic

Rhymes With

surgical metallurgical nonsurgical

Questions

How do you pronounce liturgical?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɪˈtɝd͡ʒɪkəl/.
What does liturgical mean?: Pertaining to liturgy.
Where does liturgical come from?: From Latin lītūrgicus + -al. By surface analysis, liturgy + -ical.

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