/ 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.