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Litany — • A form of responsive prayer, used in public liturgical services and private devotions Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Litany     Litany      …   Catholic encyclopedia

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Litany — Lit a*ny (l[i^]t [.a]*n[y^]), n.; pl. {Litanies} (l[i^]t [.a]*n[i^]z). [OE. letanie, OF. letanie, F. litanie, L. litania, Gr. litanei a, fr. litaney ein to pray, akin to li tesqai, li ssesqai, to pray, lith prayer.] A solemn form of supplication… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

litany — 1> церк. литания; ектенья 2> скучное перечисление (жалоб и т. п.) …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

Litany — A litany, in Christian worship, is a form of prayer used in church services and processions, and consisting of a number of petitions. The word comes from the Latin litania , from the Greek λιτή ( litê ), meaning prayer or supplication .For the… …   Wikipedia

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litany — noun (plural nies) Etymology: Middle English letanie, from Anglo French & Late Latin; Anglo French, from Late Latin litania, from Late Greek litaneia, from Greek, entreaty, from litanos suppliant Date: 13th century 1. a prayer consisting of a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

litany — /lit n ee/, n., pl. litanies. 1. a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession. 2. the Litany, the supplication in this form in the… …   Universalium