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Liturgy [fr., Gk., a public service], the Book of Common Prayer used in the Established Church, as confirmed by the (English) Act of Uniformity (14 Car. 2, c. 4). Consult Wheatleyon the Book of Common Prayer.The (English) Prayer Book (Table of Lessons) Act, 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 37), passed 'to amend the law relating to the Table of Lessons and Psalter contained in the Prayer-Book,' provides a new Table of Lessons, and the Act of (English) Uniformity Amendment Act, 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 35), provides 'a shortened form of Morning and Evening Prayer.' An alternative Table of Lessons has been provided by the (English) Revised Tables of Lessons Measure, 1922 (12 & 13 Geo.5, No. 3). See ACTOF UNIFORMITY....
Deprivation
Deprivation, taking away from a clergy-man his patronage, vicarage, or other spiritual promotion or dignity, either, first, by sentence declaratory in the proper Court for fit and sufficient causes; such as conviction of infamous crime; for heresy, gross immorality, and the like, or for farming or trading contrary to law, after two former convictions for the same offence; or, secondly, in pursuance of divers penal statutes, which declare the benefice void, for some nonfeasance or neglect, or else some malfeasance or crime, as for simony; for neglecting to read the liturgy and articles in the church, and to declare assent to the same within two months after induction; or for using any other form of prayer than the liturgy of the Church of England; or for continued neglect, after order of the bishop, followed by sequestration, to reside on the benefice; and see as to deprivation for immorality, etc., the (English) Clergy Discipline Act, 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 32), s. 6(1)(b), and Oxford ...
Euchologion
A formulary of prayers the book of offices in the Greek Church containing the liturgy sacraments and forms of prayers...
Liturgic
Pertaining to of or the nature of a liturgy of or pertaining to public prayer and worship...
Liturgically
In the manner of a liturgy...
Liturgics
The science of worship history doctrine and interpretation of liturgies...
Liturgiology
The science treating of liturgical matters a treatise on or description of liturgies...
Liturgist
One who favors or adheres strictly to a liturgy...
Liturgy
An established formula for public worship or the entire ritual for public worship in a church which uses prescribed forms a formulary for public prayer or devotion In the Roman Catholic Church it includes all forms and services in any language in any part of the world for the celebration of Mass...
Melchite
One of a sect chiefly in Syria and Egypt which acknowledges the authority of the pope but adheres to the liturgy and ceremonies of the Eastern Church...
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