• The name given to the response to the Commandments, in the service of the Church of England and of the Protestant Episcopal Church. • Greek words, meaning `Lord, have mercy upon us,` used in the Mass, the breviary offices, the litany of the saints, etc.
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The words spoken or sung at the beginning of the Mass in the Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican churches. Following the Introit, it has three parts of text:`Kyrie Eleison,...
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Kyr'i·e e·lei'son [ Greek
ky`rie 'elei^son .]
1. (R. C. Ch.) Greek words, meaning 'Lord, have mercy upon us,' used in the Mass, the breviary offices, the litany of the saints, etc.
Addis & Arnold. 2. The name given to the response to the Commandments, in the service of the Church of E...
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(italics) the brief petition “Lord, have mercy,” used in various offices of the Greek Orthodox Church and of the Roman Catholic Church. · the brief response or petition in services in the Anglican Church, beginning with the words, “Lord, have mercy upon us.” · Also calleda musical setting of either of these.
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