traditional worship
Time-honored religious practice
Traditional worship refers to religious observance following established forms and practices handed down through generations, as opposed to contemporary or innovative styles.
In Christian contexts, it typically features hymns, formal liturgy, organ music, and structured order of service: The early service is traditional worship; the later one is contemporary.
The phrase often signals preference in ongoing debates about church music and format.
- crossPass from side to side
- templesHoly places or head sides
- prayerAddress to deity
- hymn singingVocalizing religious songs
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
clergy · monotheism · blessing · chanting · call and response · elders · ritual · animism · altars · offering · processions · holy books · liturgy · sanctuary · holy water · burning incense · ancient religions · ancestors
- Church Worshiphymnal, hymnals, pulpit, preacher, pew
- native spiritualitymedicine man, sacred ceremonies, native rituals, vision quest, sweat lodge
- church musicanthems, hymnal, masses, hymnbook, canticles
- sacred performancegospel concert, choir concert, oratorio, cantata, passion play
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Current-era religious music
neo-paganism · charismatic worship · spiritual but not religious
traditional worshipsecularism
Separation of faith, state
atheism · irreligion · secular humanism · materialism · agnosticism
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