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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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.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
As the hundreds of thousands of attendees collected themselves after the nearly two-and-a-half hour ceremony, some cardinals helped each other straighten their mitres, the liturgical pointed hats.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 18 May 2025
Some travelers scrambled to book last-minute airfare and rapidly evaporating accommodations to attend the liturgical service, which is expected to draw a litany of global faith leaders and world dignitaries, including Vice President JD Vance, who is leading an American delegation there.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Nearly all prefects of Vatican offices lose their jobs when a pope dies, but a few stay on, including the foreign minister and the master of liturgical ceremonies, who play a key role in assembling the conclave.
—Peter Pinedo, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
As the hundreds of thousands of attendees collected themselves after the nearly two-and-a-half hour ceremony, some cardinals helped each other straighten their mitres, the liturgical pointed hats.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 18 May 2025
Some travelers scrambled to book last-minute airfare and rapidly evaporating accommodations to attend the liturgical service, which is expected to draw a litany of global faith leaders and world dignitaries, including Vice President JD Vance, who is leading an American delegation there.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Nearly all prefects of Vatican offices lose their jobs when a pope dies, but a few stay on, including the foreign minister and the master of liturgical ceremonies, who play a key role in assembling the conclave.
—Peter Pinedo, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Liturgical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liturgical. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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