Look up: litany

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   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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   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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   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`ein to pray, akin to li`tesqai , li`ssesqai , to pray, lith` prayer.] A solemn form of supplication in the p ...
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   Litany
   noun a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation
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   Litany
   For the Vader album, see `Litany`. A `litany`, in Christian worship, is a form of prayer used in church services and processions, and consisting of a number of petitions. The word comes from the Latin `litania`, from the Greek λιÃ?„ή (`litê`), meaning `prayer` or `supplication`. For the `Litany` as used in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches, see Ektenia.`
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   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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   litany
   
   1. any long and tedious address or recital
   2. a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation
   
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   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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