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λιτανεία — meaning in English

litaneia

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English meaning

  • litany noun A set of prayers recited in a call-and-response pattern between a leader and a congregation.
  • procession noun A group of people or vehicles moving forward together in an orderly line, often for a ceremony.

Senses

λιτανεία is used for these senses in English:

  • procession A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.

litany — full definition

  1. noun A set of prayers recited in a call-and-response pattern between a leader and a congregation.
  2. noun A long, repetitive list, especially of complaints or problems.

Related Greek words