litany

Meaning

1. A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation.
2. (figuratively) A prolonged or tedious list.

Synonyms

lecture

procession

rehearsal

spell

suffrage

dharani

Sanskrit multi-syllabic chant

Litany

Translations

litanie

letanía

litanie

Litanei

litania

λιτανεία

lletania

litania

tekrar

🔁

letanie

ladainha

Dhâranî

Wechselgesang

sequela

🪢

sinfonia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɪtəni/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -

In summary

From Middle English, from Old French letanie, from Latin litania, from Ancient Greek λιτανεία (litaneía, “prayer”), from λιτή (litḗ, “prayer, entreaty”).