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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Inside, a low rumble of synthesizer, playing a vaguely liturgical suspended chord, filled the arena.
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Charles Homans Robert Petkoff Anna Diamond Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
Bon’s use of chant-like repetition can feel almost liturgical, as if her purely emotional confessions might someday become sacraments.
—Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2024
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Charles Homans Robert Petkoff Anna Diamond Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
Bon’s use of chant-like repetition can feel almost liturgical, as if her purely emotional confessions might someday become sacraments.
—Leah Lu, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Liturgical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liturgical. Accessed 30 May. 2024.
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