English Dictionary: kyrie eleison | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Kyrie eleison \Kyr"i*e e*lei"son\ [Gr. ky`rie 'elei^son .] 1. (R. C. Ch.) Greek words, meaning [bd]Lord, have mercy upon us,[b8] used in the Mass, the breviary offices, the litany of the saints, etc. --Addis & Arnold. 2. The name given to the response to the Commandments, in the service of the Church of England and of the Protestant Episcopal Church. |