Definition of Litny
Litany, a form of supplication in connection with some impending
calamity in which the prayer of the priest or officiating clergyman is
responded to by the congregation.
- Wikipedia
Lit"a*ny (l&ibreve;t"&adot;*n&ybreve;),
n.; pl. Litanies (-
n&ibreve;z). [OE. letanie, OF. letanie, F.
litanie, L. litania, Gr. litanei`a, fr.
litaney`ein to pray, akin to li`tesqai,
li`ssesqai, to pray, lith` prayer.] 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.
Supplications . . . for the appeasing of God's wrath
were of the Greek church termed litanies, and rogations of the
Latin. Hooker.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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