worshiprelated

Worship-related is an adjective used to describe topics, practices, objects, and spaces connected with religious worship across traditions. In religious studies, the term functions as a broad umbrella category that encompasses the rituals, devotion, and liturgy used to honor the divine or sacred. The scope includes liturgical acts (services, prayers, sacraments or rites of passage), sacred spaces (altars, temples, churches, mosques), and the artifacts and vestments employed in worship (chalices, consecrated vessels, altarpieces, icons, robes). It also covers sacred music, chant, hymnody, and other forms of artistic expression that accompany worship.

Worship-related topics are studied in multiple disciplines. Theology and doctrinal studies examine how worship shapes belief and community life; anthropology and sociology analyze worship as social practice and identity formation; art history and archaeology investigate the material culture of worship, including iconography and architecture. In libraries and museums, worship-related serves as a cataloging and indexing concept to group items associated with religious rites.

The term is deliberately broad and inclusive, varying by tradition. Some scholars distinguish between worship as reverence directed to the divine and devotion as personal piety; others treat them as overlapping. In contemporary contexts, worship-related topics also include digital or streamed worship, interfaith or multi-faith practices, and ecumenical or intercommunal expressions.

Note: in cataloging and indexing, the term may appear as worship-related or worshiprelated.