litanies in English

noun
1
a series of petitions for use in church services or processions, usually recited by the clergy and responded to in a recurring formula by the people.
Many times in my life, I have heard Perpetua and Felicity mentioned in litanies of saints and prayers of the Church.
synonyms:prayerinvocationsupplicationdevotionorison
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2. A tech knew the appropriate litanies to mutter.

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4. He will take this portion in his right hand when leading litanies or drawing attention to a particular liturgical action.

5. Such evidence . . . is seen in the many epitaphs, anaphorae, litanies, liturgical documents, acts of the martyrs, and in the frequent allusions encountered in Oriental, Greek, and Latin patristic literature.”