litany

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 [ˈlɪtənɪ]

n pl -nies

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity

a.  a form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations, each followed by an unvarying response

b. 

the Litany the general supplication in this form included in the Book of Common Prayer

2. any long or tedious speech or recital

[via Old French from Medieval Latin litanīa from Late Greek litaneia prayer, ultimately from Greek litē entreaty]

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 She listened to the litany of complaints against her client.

2. prayer, petition, invocation, supplication, set words She recited a litany in an unknown tongue.

Translations

litany [ˈlɪtənɪ] N → letanía f

litany [ˈlɪtəni] n

(= prayer) → litanie f

(fig) (= stream) a litany of complaints → une litanie de plaintes

litany

n → Litanei f

litany [ˈlɪtənɪ] n → litania

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litany [ˈlɪtənɪ] n → litania