litany (redirected from litanies)

lit·a·ny  (ltn-)

n. pl. lit·a·nies

1. A liturgical prayer consisting of a series of petitions recited by a leader alternating with fixed responses by the congregation.

2. A repetitive or incantatory recital: "the litany of layoffs in recent months by corporate giants" Sylvia Nasar.

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[Middle English letanie, from Old French, from Medieval Latin letana, from Late Latin litana, from Late Greek litaneia, from Greek, entreaty, from litaneuein, to entreat, from litanos, entreating, from lit, supplication.]

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litany

Noun

pl -nies

1. Christianity a prayer consisting of a series of invocations, each followed by the same response

2. any tedious recital: a litany of complaints [Late Greek litaneia prayer]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	litany - any long and tedious address or recital; "the patient recited a litany of complaints"; "a litany of failures" speech, address - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
	2.	Litany - a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation Book of Common Prayer - the Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language

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litany

noun 1. recital, list, tale, catalogue, account, repetition, refrain, recitation, enumeration

noun 2. prayer, petition, invocation, supplication, set words

Translations

litany [ˈlɪtənɪ] n → letanía

litany [ˈlɪtənɪ] n → litanie f

litany [ˈlɪtənɪ] n → Litanei f

litany [ˈlɪtənɪ] n → litania