Dictionary
lit•a•ny
Pronunciation: (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.