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litany
litanyceremonial form of prayer; prolonged or tedious account; list; enumeration
Not to be confused with:liturgy – a form of public worship; ritual; a particular arrangement of religious serviceslit·a·ny L0198100 (lĭt′n-ē)n. pl. lit·a·nies 1. Christianity A liturgical prayer consisting of a series of petitions recited by a leader alternating with fixed responses by the congregation.2. A repetitive recital, series, or list: "the litany of layoffs in recent months by corporate giants" (Sylvia Nasar).
[Middle English letanie, from Old French, from Medieval Latin letanīa, from Late Latin litanīa, from Late Greek litaneia, from Greek, entreaty, from litaneuein, to entreat, from litanos, entreating, from litē, supplication.]litany (ˈlɪtənɪ) n, pl -nies1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a. a form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations, each followed by an unvarying responseb. the Litany the general supplication in this form included in the Book of Common Prayer2. any long or tedious speech or recital[C13: via Old French from Medieval Latin litanīa from Late Greek litaneia prayer, ultimately from Greek litē entreaty]lit•a•ny (ˈlɪt n i)
n., pl. -nies. 1. a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses. 2. a prolonged or tedious account: a whole litany of complaints. [before 900; Middle English letanie, Old English letanīa < Medieval Latin, Late Latin litanīa < Late Greek litaneía litany, Greek: entreaty, n. derivative of litaínein or litaneúein to pray] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | litany - any long and tedious address or recital; "the patient recited a litany of complaints"; "a litany of failures"speech, address - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets" | | 2. | Litany - a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregationBook of Common Prayer - the Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language |
litanynoun1. recital, list, tale, catalogue, account, repetition, refrain, recitation, enumeration She listened to the litany of complaints against her client.2. prayer, petition, invocation, supplication, set words She recited a litany in an unknown tongue.litanynounA formula of words used in praying:collect, orison, prayer, rogation (often used in plural).TranslationsLitaneiλιτανείαlitanielitanialitany
litany (lĭt`ənē) [Gr.,=prayer], solemn prayer characterized by varying petitions with set responses. The term is mainly used for Christian forms. Litanies were developed in Christendom for use in processions. In the West there were traditionally four days for these processional litanies, the Rogation DaysRogation Days,
in the calendar of the Western Church, four days traditionally set apart for solemn processions to invoke God's mercy. They are Apr. 25, the Major Rogation, coinciding with St. Mark's Day; and the three days preceding Ascension Day, the Minor Rogations.
..... Click the link for more information. . The Eastern liturgies make frequent use of litanies, recited by the deacon; the response is usually "Lord, have mercy." The Kyrie eleisonKyrie eleison
[Gr.,=Lord, have mercy], in the Roman Catholic Church, prayer of the Mass coming after the introit, the only ordinary part of the traditional liturgy said not in Latin but in Greek.
..... Click the link for more information. is a relic of such a litany. In the Roman Catholic Church the one liturgical litany, the Litany of the Saints, dates from the 5th cent. substantially. Modeled after it are a number of nonliturgical (i.e., nonprescribed) litanies, of which the following are authorized: Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus (15th cent.), Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary (or of Loreto; 16th cent.), Litany of the Sacred Heart, and Litany of St. Joseph. The litany in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer is much like the Litany of the Saints. Moravian and Lutheran liturgies also use litanies.Litany in Catholicism, a type of prayer that is sung or read during solemn religious processions. litany Christianitya. a form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations, each followed by an unvarying response b. the Litany the general supplication in this form included in the Book of Common Prayer litany
Synonyms for litanynoun recitalSynonyms- recital
- list
- tale
- catalogue
- account
- repetition
- refrain
- recitation
- enumeration
noun prayerSynonyms- prayer
- petition
- invocation
- supplication
- set words
Synonyms for litanynoun a formula of words used in prayingSynonyms- collect
- orison
- prayer
- rogation
Words related to litanynoun any long and tedious address or recitalRelated Wordsnoun a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregationRelated Words |