Kyr·i·e (kîr  -  )n. 1. a. A brief petition and response used in various liturgies of several Christian churches, beginning with or composed of the words "Lord, have mercy." b. A brief petition and response that together comprise the first item of the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Mass. 2. A musical setting of either of these sets of petition and response. [Late Latin K  rie (eleison), from Greek K rie eleson, Lord, have mercy : Krie, vocative of krios, lord, master; see keu - in Indo-European roots + eleson, aorist imperative of elein, to show mercy (from eleos, mercy).] |
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