liturgical prayer; long monotonous recital or account
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(n.)
A solemn form of supplication in the public worship of various churches, in which the clergy and congregation join, the former leading and the latter responding in alternate sentences. It is usually of a penitential character.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA solemn form of supplication in the public worship of various churches, in which the clergy and congregation join, the former leading and the latter responding in alternate sentences. It is usually of a penitential character.
litany
\lit"a*ny\ (l&ibreve;t"&adot;*n&ybreve;), n.; pl. litanies (-n&ibreve;z). [oe. letanie, of. letanie, f. litanie, l. litania, gr. litanei`a, fr. litaney`ein to pray, akin to li`tesqai, li`ssesqai, to pray, lith` prayer.] a solemn form of supplication in the public worship of various churches, in which the clergy and congregation join, the former leading and the latter responding in alternate sentences. it is usually of a penitential character. supplications for the appeasing of god's wrath were of the greek church termed litanies, and rogations of the latin.
litany
n
1. any long and tedious address or recital; "the patient recited a litany of complaints"
2. a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation [syn: litany]
Noun
1. a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation
(hypernym) prayer
(part-holonym) Book of Common Prayer
Noun
1. any long and tedious address or recital; "the patient recited a litany of complaints"; "a litany of failures"
(hypernym) address, speech
Litany Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A litany, in Christian worship and some forms of Jewish worship, is a form of prayer used in services and processions, and consisting of a number of petitions. The word comes from the Latin litania and the (litaneía), which in turn comes from (litê), meaning "supplication".
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