litany
21litany — noun 1) reciting the litany Syn: prayer, invocation, supplication, devotion; archaic orison 2) a litany of complaints Syn: recital, recitation, enumeration; list, listing, catalog, inventory …
22litany — lit•a•ny [[t]ˈlɪt n i[/t]] n. pl. nies 1) rel a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses 2) a prolonged or tedious account: a whole litany of complaints[/ex] • Etymology: bef.… …
23litany — n. (pl. ies) 1 a a series of petitions for use in church services or processions, usu. recited by the clergy and responded to in a recurring formula by the people. b (the Litany) that contained in the Book of Common Prayer. 2 a tedious recital (a …
24Litany — n. (pl. ies) 1 a a series of petitions for use in church services or processions, usu. recited by the clergy and responded to in a recurring formula by the people. b (the Litany) that contained in the Book of Common Prayer. 2 a tedious recital (a …
25Litany of Re — The Litany of Re (or more fully Book of Praying to Re in the West, Praying to the United One in the West ) is an important Ancient Egyptian funerary text of the New Kingdom. [Hornung (1999) p.136] Like many funerary texts, it was written on the… …
26litany — See litany, liturgy …
27litany — Synonyms and related words: Angelus, Ave, Ave Maria, Hail Mary, Kyrie Eleison, Paternoster, Sefer Torah, Torah, Torah scroll, Virginal, agape, aid prayer, appeal, asperges, aspersion, auricular confession, bar mitzvah, bas mitzvah, beadroll,… …
28litany — noun (C) 1 a long prayer in the Christian church in which the priest says a sentence and the people reply 2 something that takes a long time to say that repeats phrases, or sounds like a list: a long litany of complaints …
29litany — This word (from the Greek litaneia, meaning entreaty ) refers to a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and responses; though often prayed privately, a litany may be recited or sung in the liturgy with a priest, choir, or other leader… …
30Litany of Loreto — • Long article examines the somewhat murky history of the Litany of Loreto. Also information on Marian litanies in general Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Litany of Loreto Litany of Loreto …
