ectenen.
/ˈɛktɪniː/ Greek Orthodox Church.
A litany recited by a deacon and choir.
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1850 J. M. Neale Hist. Holy Eastern Church: Pt. 1 I. iii. ii. 361 The Ectene for the first Sunday in Lent.
1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 707/1 A series of short intercessions resembling the Greek ‘Ektene’, or deacon's litany.
1916 N. F. Robinson Monasticism Orthodox Ch. 89 Then followeth the customary Ectene.
1957 F. L. Cross Oxf. Dict. Christian Church 437/2 Ectene..In the E. Church, a prayer constructed like a Litany for use in the Liturgy. It consists of short petitions said by the deacon to which choir or congregation respond with Kyrie Eleison.
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