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Definition of Kyrie in English: Kyrie(also Kyrie eleison) noun ˈkɪrɪeɪˈkɪriˌeɪ A short repeated invocation (in Greek or in translation) used in many Christian liturgies, especially at the beginning of the Eucharist or as a response in a litany. Example sentencesExamples - I came in during the Kyrie and played the end of it, and, when the priest had finished intoning the Gloria, I played a cadenza.
- We do the Gloria, the Sanctus, the Agnus Dei, and the Kyrie.
- They also played an excerpt from his Mass in C minor, with its haunting Kyrie.
- Traditionally, the Kyrie is a prayer in which individuals ask God for mercy.
- We then had the Collect for Purity, after which the choir sang a musical setting of a ninefold Kyrie.
Origin From Greek Kuriē eleēson 'Lord, have mercy'. Definition of Kyrie in US English: Kyrie(also Kyrie eleison) nounˈkɪriˌeɪˈkirēˌā A short repeated invocation (in Greek or in translation) used in many Christian liturgies, especially at the beginning of the Eucharist or as a response in a litany. Example sentencesExamples - We do the Gloria, the Sanctus, the Agnus Dei, and the Kyrie.
- We then had the Collect for Purity, after which the choir sang a musical setting of a ninefold Kyrie.
- They also played an excerpt from his Mass in C minor, with its haunting Kyrie.
- Traditionally, the Kyrie is a prayer in which individuals ask God for mercy.
- I came in during the Kyrie and played the end of it, and, when the priest had finished intoning the Gloria, I played a cadenza.
Origin From Greek Kuriē eleēson ‘Lord, have mercy’. |