litany

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation.
  2. A prolonged or tedious list. figuratively
    — Near-synonym: jeremiad

词形变化

litanies plural

词源

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek λῐτή (lĭtḗ)
Ancient Greek -ᾰνός (-ănós)
Ancient Greek λῐτᾰνός (lĭtănós)
Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús)
Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō)
Ancient Greek λῐτᾰνεύω (lĭtăneúō)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)
Ancient Greek -είᾱ (-eíā)
Ancient Greek λῐτᾰνείᾱ (lĭtăneíā)der.
Latin litaniader.
Old French letanieder.
Middle English
English litany
From Middle English, from Old French letanie, from Latin litania, from Ancient Greek λιτανεία (litaneía, “prayer”), from λιτή (litḗ, “prayer, entreaty”).
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