Litany
(noun) a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation
litany
(noun) any long and tedious address or recital; “the patient recited a litany of complaints”; “a litany of failures”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
litany (plural litanies)
A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation.
A prolonged or tedious list.
Source: Wiktionary
Lit"a*ny, n.; pl. Litanies. Etym: [OE. letanie, OF. letanie, F. litanie, L. litania, Gr.
Definition: 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. Supplications . . . for the appeasing of God's wrath were of the Greek church termed litanies, and rogations of the Latin. Hooker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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