LITANY


Meaning of LITANY in English

/ ˈlɪtəni; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies )

1.

a series of prayers to God for use in church services, spoken by a priest, etc., with set responses by the people

2.

litany (of sth) ( formal ) a long boring account of a series of events, reasons, etc. :

a litany of complaints

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Old French letanie , via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek litaneia prayer, from litē supplication.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.