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Dictionary.com

ออกเสียง Litany = ‘LIT-n-ee’

ออกเสียง liturgy = ‘LIT-er-jee’

 

NECTEC’s Lexitron-2 Dictionary

ให้คำแปล Litany = N. เพลงสวด

ให้คำแปลliturgy = N. พิธีสวด

 

Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression

Litany & liturgy

A Litany is a ceremonial form of prayer.

It consists of a series of invocations (calls) 

or petitions followed by responses:

“The language of the litany in the Book of Common Prayer 

is considered beautiful.”

 

Litany may also refer to any recitation or recital of lines

and to a prolonged or monotonous account:

“His recital of mishaps was a Litany of bad luck.”

 

Liturgy refers to a form of public worship, 

to a ritual of services.

It is applied especially to what is known

as the Eucharist in the Eastern Church

and as the Mass in the Western Church.

“At the seminary, he studied liturgics, 

the art and science of conducting public worship 

that is known as liturgy.”

 

Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree

litany = ceremonial form of prayer; 

= prolonged or tedious account; list; enumeration

Not to be confused with:

liturgy = a form of public worship; ritual; 

= a particular arrangement of religious services

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

A Short History of Litany

Litany came to English through Anglo-French and Late Latin, ultimately from the Greek word litaneia, meaning "entreaty."

Litany refers literally to a type of prayer I

n which a series of lines are spoken alternately 

by a leader and a congregation.

This use dates to the 13th century. 

Between that century and the 20th, 

three figurative senses developed. 

The chant-like quality of a literal litany led first to 

a "repetitive chant" sense. 

Next, the repetitious—and sometimes interminable

—nature of the original litany led to a "lengthy recitation" sense.

Finally, the "lengthy recitation" sense was extended to 

refer to any sizable series or set.

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

What does litany mean?

Litany has a number of possible meanings,

most of which are not applicable to the comments referenced above.

The earliest meaning, dating from the 13th century, 

is “a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications 

by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation.”

In addition to this, 

the word may mean “a resonant or repetitive chant,” 

“a usually lengthy recitation or enumeration”

(as in ‘a litany of complaints’), and “a sizable series or set”

(as in ‘a litany of the establishment in Washington, D.C.’).

 

Litany came to English through Anglo-French and Late Latin, ultimately from the Greek word litaneia, meaning "entreaty."

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Word History

The Back and Forth of 'Litany'

You probably learned it in church.

The noun litany has come to mean 

a sizable series or set of something, 

often used in the phrase "a litany of":

 

There’s a bit of a shadow cast over litany,

as it often (though not always) groups together

the kinds of things that present a hardship

(such as delays or obstacles) that you'd rather do without.

 

It wasn’t always this way. Litany originates in the church.

Deriving ultimately from a Greek word 

meaning “supplicant” (litanos), 

litany originally referred to a kind of call-and-response prayer, 

where invocations and supplications 

uttered by the person leading the prayer 

are answered by the congregation.

 

The notion is that a litany

is so repetitive that it becomes exhausting to read or overly familiar,

and that’s why the “sizable series or set” sense of litany

is often paired with items that are themselves too common or predictable

and require some effort to listen to or endure,

as in “We heard a litany of excuses for why the job wasn’t finished.”