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View usage for: (lɪtəni) Word forms: plural litanies1. countable nounIf you describe what someone says as a litany of things, you mean that you have heard it many times before, and you think it is boring or insincere. [disapproval] She remained in the doorway, listening to his litany of complaints against her client. [+ of] Synonyms: recital, list, tale, catalogue More Synonyms of litany 2. countable nounA litany is part of a church service in which the priest says a set group of words and the people reply, also using a set group of words. More Synonyms of litany litany in British English (ˈlɪtənɪ) nounWord forms: plural -nies1. the Litany 2. any long or tedious speech or recital Word origin C13: via Old French from Medieval Latin litanīa from Late Greek litaneia prayer, ultimately from Greek litē entreaty litany in American English (ˈlɪtəni) nounWord forms: plural ˈlitanies1. a series of fixed invocations and responses, used as a prayer 2. any dreary or repetitive recital or account Word origin ME letanie < OFr < LL(Ec) litania < Gr(Ec) litaneia < Gr litanos, pleading < litē, a request Examples of 'litany' in a sentencelitany British English: litany NOUN If you describe what someone says as a litany of things, you mean that you have heard it many times before, and you think it is boring or insincere. She remained in the doorway, listening to his litany of complaints against her client. - American English: litany
- Brazilian Portuguese: ladainha
- Chinese: 一连串反复的
- European Spanish: letanía
- French: litanie
- German: Litanei
- Italian: litania
- Japanese: しつこい話
- Korean: 장황하게 하는 설명
- European Portuguese: ladainha
- Latin American Spanish: letanía
Definition any tedious recital She listened to the litany of complaints against her client. Synonyms repetition refrain enumeration Definition a prayer consisting of a series of invocations, each followed by the same response She recited a litany in an unknown tongue. Additional synonymsDefinition a report or description I gave a detailed account of what had happened that night. Synonyms description, report, record, story, history, detail, statement, relation, version, tale, explanation, narrative, chronicle, portrayal, recital, depiction, narrationDefinition a list of all the books of a library One of the authors of the catalogue is the Professor of Art History. Synonyms list, record, schedule, index, register, directory, inventory, gazetteer Definition a prayer to God or another deity asking for help, forgiveness, etc. Please stand for the invocation. Synonyms prayer, chant, supplication (formal), orison, karakia (New Zealand) - listing
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Additional synonymsDefinition an item-by-item record of names or things, usually written one below the other There were six names on the list. Synonyms inventory, record, listing, series, roll, file, schedule, index, register, catalogue, directory, tally, invoice, syllabus, tabulation, leet (Scottish) Definition a formal application in writing made to a court asking for some specific judicial action a humble petition to Saint Anthony Synonyms entreaty, appeal, address, suit, application, request, prayer, plea, invocation, solicitation, supplication (formal) Definition the act of reciting poetry or prose from memory The transmission began with a recitation from the Koran. Synonyms recital, reading, performance, piece, passage, lecture, rendering, narration, tellingDefinition a humble request for help He raised his arms in a gesture of supplication. Synonyms plea, appeal, prayer, pleading, request, petition, invocation, solicitation, entreatyDefinition a report, account, or story a collection of poems and folk tales Synonyms story, narrative, anecdote, account, relation, novel, legend, fiction, romance, saga, short story, yarn (informal), fable, narration, conte, spiel (informal), urban myth, urban legend |