litany

🇺🇸 /ˈlɪtəni/ 🇬🇧 /ˈlɪtəni/
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noun
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A litany is a set of prayers recited in a church service, with responses from the congregation.

During the service, the priest led the congregation in a litany of prayers.

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A litany is also a long, tedious list of items, often complaints or reasons.

She went on a litany of complaints about her job, which we'd all heard before.

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n. A litany is a set of prayers recited in a church service, with responses from the congregation.; A litany is also a long, tedious list of items, often complaints or reasons.

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Plural litanies