Litany — • A form of responsive prayer, used in public liturgical services and private devotions Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Litany Litany … Catholic encyclopedia
Litany — Johannes Chrysostomos Genre Musique contemporaine Musique … Wikipédia en Français
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litany — c.1200, from O.Fr. letanie and directly from M.L. letania, L.L. litania (Cf. Sp. letania, It. litania), from Gk. litaneia litany, an entreating, from lite prayer, supplication, entreaty, of unknown origin. From notion of monotonous enumeration of … Etymology dictionary
litany — litany, liturgy A litany (from Greek litē ‘prayer’) is a prayer couched in the form of a sequence of petitions. It has a figurative use in expressions such as a litany of curses or woes. A liturgy (from Greek leitourgia ‘public service, public… … Modern English usage
Litany — Lit a*ny (l[i^]t [.a]*n[y^]), n.; pl. {Litanies} (l[i^]t [.a]*n[i^]z). [OE. letanie, OF. letanie, F. litanie, L. litania, Gr. litanei a, fr. litaney ein to pray, akin to li tesqai, li ssesqai, to pray, lith prayer.] A solemn form of supplication… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
litany — [n] recital of items, often part of religious services account, catalogue, enumeration, invocation, list, petition, prayer, recitation, refrain, repetition, supplication, tale; concepts 278,368 … New thesaurus
litany — ► NOUN (pl. litanies) 1) a series of petitions used in church services, usually recited by the clergy and responded to by the people. 2) a tedious recital. ORIGIN Greek litaneia prayer , from lit supplication … English terms dictionary
litany — [lit′ n ē] n. pl. litanies [ME letanie < OFr < LL(Ec) litania < Gr(Ec) litaneia < Gr litanos, pleading < litē, a request] 1. a series of fixed invocations and responses, used as a prayer 2. any dreary or repetitive recital or… … English World dictionary
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 λιτή ( litê ), meaning prayer or supplication .For the… … Wikipedia
Litany — Form of responsorial prayer in which the leader makes varying invocations, which are answered with a consistent refrain: Holy Mary, Mother of God . . . Pray for us. Saint Michael . . . Pray for us. Saints Peter and Paul . . . Pray for … Historical dictionary of sacred music
