Dictionary![]() ![]() lit•a•nyPronunciation: (lit'n-ē), [key] —n., —pl. -nies. 1. a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession. 2. the Litany,the supplication in this form in the Book of Common Prayer. 3. a recitation or recital that resembles a litany. 4. a prolonged or tedious account: We heard the whole litany of their complaints. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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