Definition of Litany

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Litany

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.

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Litany Quotations

America, how can I write a holy litany in your silly mood?
Allen Ginsberg

And I have this little litany of things they can do. And the first one, of course, is to write - every day, no excuses. It's so easy to make excuses. Even professional writers have days when they'd rather clean the toilet than do the writing.
Octavia Butler

With the supermarket as our temple and the singing commercial as our litany, are we likely to fire the world with an irresistible vision of America's exalted purpose and inspiring way of life?
Adlai Stevenson

I totally relate to Tom Cruise. He's not crazy, it's just the litany of the mid-life crisis.
Bret Easton Ellis

Litany Translations

litany in Dutch is litanie
litany in German is Litanei
litany in Italian is litania
litany in Latin is letanie
litany in Swedish is litania

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