English dictionary
litany
/'l/I/t/-/n/i/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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any long and tedious address or recital
ExamplesThe patient recited a litany of complaints.
A litany of failures.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A solemn form of supplication in the public worship of various churches, in which the clergy and congregation join, the former leading and the latter responding in alternate sentences. It is usually of a penitential character.
Source: webster1913