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litany

LIH-tah-nee

[English]

A prayer or processional of supplication to God, to Mary, or to the saints in which the priest or deacon chants the supplication and the congregation responds with "ora pro nobis," "Kyrie eleison" etc. The melodies of the litanies are usually syllabic.



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Last Updated: 2016-06-02 19:49:44