litany of petition

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• Litany of Loreto — • Long article examines the somewhat murky history of the Litany of Loreto. Also information on Marian litanies in general Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Litany of Loreto     Litany of Loreto …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Litany — • A form of responsive prayer, used in public liturgical services and private devotions Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Litany     Litany      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Litany of the Holy Name — • Does not give the text of the litany itself, but mentions many of the titles of Jesus Christ Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Litany of the Holy Name     Litany of the Holy Name …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Litany of the Saints — • The model of all other litanies, of great antiquity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Litany of the Saints     Litany of the Saints      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• litany — [n] recital of items, often part of religious services account, catalogue, enumeration, invocation, list, petition, prayer, recitation, refrain, repetition, supplication, tale; concepts 278,368 …   New thesaurus

• Litany, The —    The word Litany is of Greek origin, from litancia, derived from lite, meaning a prayer. In the early Church Litany included all supplications and prayers whether public or private. Afterwards it came to mean a special supplication, offered… …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

• Litany —    Form of responsorial prayer in which the leader makes varying invocations, which are answered with a consistent refrain:    Holy Mary, Mother of God . . . Pray for us.    Saint Michael . . . Pray for us.    Saints Peter and Paul . . . Pray for …   Historical dictionary of sacred music

• petition — Synonyms and related words: Angelus, Ave, Ave Maria, Hail Mary, Kyrie Eleison, Paternoster, address, aid prayer, appeal, appeal to, application, apply for, apply to, ask, asking, beadroll, beads, beg, beseech, beseechment, bidding prayer,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• litany — Synonyms and related words: Angelus, Ave, Ave Maria, Hail Mary, Kyrie Eleison, Paternoster, Sefer Torah, Torah, Torah scroll, Virginal, agape, aid prayer, appeal, asperges, aspersion, auricular confession, bar mitzvah, bas mitzvah, beadroll,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• litany —    This word (from the Greek litaneia, meaning entreaty ) refers to a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and responses; though often prayed privately, a litany may be recited or sung in the liturgy with a priest, choir, or other leader… …   Glossary of theological terms

• litany — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. prayer, invocation, devotions. See rite. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. petition, invocation, act of devotion; see prayer 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. list, listing, repetition, recital, rendition,… …   English dictionary for students