λειτουργία — meaning in English
leitourgia
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English meaning
- church noun A building used for Christian worship.
- function noun The purpose something serves or the job it does.
- liturgy noun A set of prescribed rituals performed in worship, or the book in which they are written down.
- mass noun A large body or quantity of matter without a definite shape.
- operation noun The way something works, or the act of making it work.
Senses
λειτουργία is used for these senses in English:
- Mass (Roman Catholic Church) The principal liturgical service of the Church, encompassing both a scripture service (Liturgy of the Word) and a eucharistic service (Liturgy of the Eucharist), which includes the consecration and oblation (offering) of the host and wine.
- church (uncountable, countable, as bare noun) Christian worship held at a church; service. [from 10th c.]
- liturgy A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion; a book in which they are recorded.
- operation (uncountable) The method by which a device performs its function.
church — full definition
- noun A building used for Christian worship.
- noun A religious service held for Christian worship.
- noun A particular Christian denomination or organized branch of Christianity.
- noun Christians collectively, or organized religion viewed as an institution.
function — full definition
- noun The purpose something serves or the job it does.
- noun A formal or official event.
- noun In maths and programming, a rule or routine that turns an input into an output.
- verb To work or operate as intended.
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