ceremonial vs liturgy

ceremonial

noun
  • A ceremony, or series of ceremonies, prescribed by ritual. 

adj
  • Of, relating to, or used in a ceremony. 

liturgy

noun
  • A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion. 

  • An official worship service of the Christian church. 

  • In Ancient Greece, a form of personal service to the state. 

How often have the words ceremonial and liturgy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )