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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] letanie, from Anglo-French & Late [[Latin]]; Anglo-French, from Late Latin litania, from Late Greek litaneia, from [[Greek]], entreaty, from litanos supplicant | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] letanie, from Anglo-French & Late [[Latin]]; Anglo-French, from Late Latin litania, from Late Greek litaneia, from [[Greek]], entreaty, from litanos supplicant | ||
| − | *Date: [ | + | *Date: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century] |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1 : a [[prayer]] consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate [[responses]] by the congregation | *1 : a [[prayer]] consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate [[responses]] by the congregation | ||
Latest revision as of 01:24, 13 December 2020
Etymology
Middle English letanie, from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin litania, from Late Greek litaneia, from Greek, entreaty, from litanos supplicant
- Date: 13th century
Definitions
- 1 : a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
- 2 a : a resonant or repetitive chant <a litany of cheering phrases — Herman Wouk> b : a usually lengthy recitation or enumeration <a familiar litany of complaints> c : a sizable series or set <a litany of problems>
Description
A litany, in Christian worship and some forms of Jewish worship, is a form of prayer used in services and processions, and consisting of a number of petitions. The word comes from the Latin litania and the Ancient Greek: λιτανεία (litaneía), which in turn comes from Ancient Greek: λιτή (litê), meaning "supplication".
