(Greek) "Lord have mercy on us" (brief prayer used in the Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Anglican Churches)
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Kyrie eleison Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
The name given to the response to the Commandments, in the service of the Church of England and of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
Greek words, meaning "Lord, have mercy upon us," used in the Mass, the breviary offices, the litany of the saints, etc.
kyrie eleison
\kyr"i*e e*lei"son\ (?). [gr. ky`rie 'elei^son]
1. (r. c. ch.) greek words, meaning "lord, have mercy upon us," used in the mass, the breviary offices, the litany of the saints, etc. --addis & arnold.
2. the name given to the response to the commandments, in the service of the church of england and of the protestant episcopal church.
Kyrie eleison Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Kyrie, a transliteration of Greek κύριε (kyrie), vocative case of κύριος (kyrios), meaning "Lord", is the common name of an important prayer of Christian liturgy, which is also called the Kýrie, eléison (Greek, Κύριε, ἐλέησον, for "Lord, have mercy").
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