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Definition of: litany
(lit′ə·nē) noun plural ·nies
1. Eccl. A liturgical form of prayer, consisting of a series of different supplications said by the clergy, to which the choir or people repeat the same response.
2. Any solemn prayer. See synonyms under prayer.
—the Litany In the Book of Common Prayer, a general supplication in this form. [<OF letanie <LL litania <Gk. litaneia <litaneuein pray]
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