Look up: litany

1. Litany
   [n] - any long and tedious address or recital 2. [n] - a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation
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2. litany
   In the Christian church, a form of prayer or supplication led by a priest with set responses by the congregation. It was introduced in the 4th century. ...
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3. Litany
   Lit'a·ny (lĭt'ȧ*nȳ) noun ; plural Litanies (- nĭz). [ Middle English letanie , Old French letanie , French litanie , Latin litania , Greek litanei`a , from litaney...
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4. Litany
   noun a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation
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5. Litany
   • (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.
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6. litany
   
   • any long and tedious address or recital
   • a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation
   
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7. litany
   litany (lit'unē) [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, t...
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8. Litany
   Litany (from the Greek litaneia, supplication), is a term generally applied to a series of short prayers or supplications together forming one whole. The term was used by the early church to denote any form of prayer, and it was not until the 5th century that litanies came specifically into use. Lit...
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9. litany
   In the Christian church, a form of prayer or supplication led by a priest with set responses by the congregation. It was introduced in the 4th century
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