Kyrie eleison /kēˈri- or kirˈi-ā e-lāˈi-son, e-le-ēˈson or el-ā-ēˈson/ (in short Kyrie)
noun
A form of prayer in all the ancient Greek liturgies, retained in the Roman Catholic mass, following immediately after the introit (including both words and music)
One of the responses to the commandments in the Anglican ante-communion service