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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lit•a•ny /ˈlɪtəni/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -nies. - Religiona form of prayer consisting of a series of prayers by a priest or leader, with responses from the congregation that are the same for a number in succession.
- a long list of anything repetitious:a litany of complaints.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lit•a•ny (lit′n ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nies. - Religiona 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.
- Religion the Litany, the supplication in this form in the Book of Common Prayer.
- a recitation or recital that resembles a litany.
- a prolonged or tedious account:We heard the whole litany of their complaints.
- Medieval Latin, Late Latin, as above
- Late Greek litaneía litany, Greek: an entreating, equivalent. to litan- (stem of litaínein, variant of litaneúein to pray) + -eia -y3; replacing Middle English letanie, Old English letanīa
- Late Latin litanīa
- bef. 900
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged list, catalog, enumeration.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: litany /ˈlɪtənɪ/ n ( pl -nies)- a form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations, each followed by an unvarying response
- the Litany ⇒ the general supplication in this form included in the Book of Common Prayer
- any long or tedious speech or recital
Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Medieval Latin litanīa from Late Greek litaneia prayer, ultimately from Greek litē entreaty |