litany
IPA: ɫˈɪtʌni
noun
- A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation.
- (figurative) A prolonged or tedious list.
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Examples of "litany" in Sentences
- You cite what you call a litany of reasons for Lehmans 'bankruptcy.
- Because that's another one of these litany -- what I call the litany of lies.
- The word litany comes from the Latin litania, from the Greek λιτή litê, meaning "prayer" or "supplication"....
- Of course we have just begun the litany from the Repubs on why this woman should not be seated as it was also a trying time for her immediate precedent.
- In your testimony today, right here, right now, you continue to deflect personal responsibility, you cite what you call a litany of reasons for Lehman's bankruptcy.
- Part of their litany is a desire to avoid coming face to face with academics or scientists who are specialists in their subject and might be able to debunk their prejudices.
- And some of the least reliable escalators in the system are also some of the newest, accumulating thousands of hours out of service for what officials described as a litany of mechanical flaws.
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