The word aesthetic comes from Greek roots, originally meaning "perceivable thing." Later, as it took form in Germanic language, it meant "relating to perception by the senses"(source). Today, when we say that something has aesthetic value we mean that it is artistic or displays beauty (source).
In a very simple way, that's exactly the aim of Aesthetic Worship. Rather than the worship revolving around participation or themes borrowed from the surrounding culture, often aesthetic liturgies will be created around something different, higher, or sacred from the secular world.
In the video to the right, Pope Francis performs mass for the first time as Pontiff. More than any other video I could find, this liturgy represents the height of aesthetic value. Every ornament, facet, garb, element, and article is designed with this value in mind.
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