| 释义 |
ky·rie elei·son
\|kirēˌāəˈlā(ə)ˌsän, -lāsən, -lāəsən, in rapid speech ˌkirēəˈl-\ noun
or kyrie \ˈkirēˌā\
(plural kyrie eleisons or kyries)
Usage: often capitalized K&E
Etymology: kyrie eleison from Late Latin, from Greek Kyrie eleēson Lord, have mercy; kyrie from New Latin, from Late Latin kyrie eleison
1. : a petitionary invocation (as in the ordinary of the mass and in the breviary) addressed to the Trinity and beginning with the words “kyrie eleison”
2. : either of two Anglican liturgical responses beginning with the words “Lord, have mercy upon us”:
a. : one accompanying the decalogue
b. : one following the summary of the Law |