Leitourgia

Japanese: leitourgia
Leitourgia


[Concept and Essence]
Liturgy is the general term for the rites of the Church, the Christian community of faith. Its center is the Sunday worship service, but various rites are also held at important times in the life of Christians. The original word for liturgy is the Greek word leitourgia, which entered Latin and other Western languages ​​in the 15th century, and its etymology indicates that it is a joint work of the congregation. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, leitourgia is used exclusively to mean Mass. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "leitourgia" are listed below.

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Japanese:


[概念と本質]
 典礼は,キリスト教の信仰共同体である教会の儀礼の総称で,その中心は,主日(日曜日)の礼拝集会であるが,キリスト者の生涯の重要な時期にあたっても種々の典礼が行われる。典礼の原語はギリシア語leitourgiaであり,15世紀にラテン語をはじめ西欧の諸言語に入ったもので,語源から見て会衆の共同の業(わざ)であることが示されている。なお東方正教会では,leitourgiaはもっぱらミサの意で用いられる。…

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