kyrie eleison

Kyr·i·e e·le·i·son

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church keer-ee-ey e-ley-uh-sawn, -son, -suh n; Greek Orthodox Church kee-ree-e e-le-ee-sawn]
- /Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church ˈkɪər iˌeɪ ɛˈleɪ əˌsɔn, -ˌsɒn, -sən; Greek Orthodox Church ˈki ri ɛ ɛˈlɛ i sɔn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church keer-ee-ey e-ley-uh-sawn, -son, -suh n; Greek Orthodox Church kee-ree-e e-le-ee-sawn]
- /Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church ˈkɪər iˌeɪ ɛˈleɪ əˌsɔn, -ˌsɒn, -sən; Greek Orthodox Church ˈki ri ɛ ɛˈlɛ i sɔn/

Definitions of kyrie eleison words

noun kyrie eleison (italics) the brief petition “Lord, have mercy,” used in various offices of the Greek Orthodox Church and of the Roman Catholic Church. 1
noun kyrie eleison the brief response or petition in services in the Anglican Church, beginning with the words, “Lord, have mercy upon us.”. 1
noun kyrie eleison Also called Kyrie. a musical setting of either of these. 1
noun kyrie eleison Christian prayer 1
noun kyrie eleison a formal invocation used in the liturgies of the Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, and Anglican Churches 0
noun kyrie eleison a musical setting of this 0

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English kyrieleyson < Medieval Latin, Late Latin Kyrie eleīson < Late Greek Kýrie eléēson Lord, have mercy

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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