'Kyrie Eleison' definitions:
Definition of 'Kyrie eleison'
From: GCIDE
- Kyrie eleison \Kyr"i*e e*lei"son\n. & interj. [Gr. ky`rie 'elei^son .] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (R. C. Ch.) Greek words, meaning "Lord, have mercy upon us," used in the Mass, the breviary offices, the litany of the saints, etc. --Addis & Arnold. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The name given to the response to the Commandments, in the service of the Church of England and of the Protestant Episcopal Church. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'Kyrie Eleison'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Agnus Dei,
- aid prayer,
- Alleluia,
- Anamnesis,
- Angelus,
- appeal,
- Ave,
- Ave Maria,
- beadroll,
- beads,
- beseechment,
- bidding prayer,
- Blessing,
- breviary,
- Canon,
- chaplet,
- collect,
- Collect,
- communion,
- Communion,
- Consecration,
- contemplation,
- Credo,
- devotions,
- Dismissal,
- entreaty,
- Epistle,
- Fraction,
- Gloria,
- Gospel,
- grace,
- Gradual,
- Hail Mary,
- impetration,
- imploration,
- intercession,
- Introit,
- invocation,
- Kyrie,
- Last Gospel,
- Lavabo,
- litany,
- meditation,
- obsecration,
- obtestation,
- Offertory,
- orison,
- Paternoster,
- Pax,
- petition,
- Post-Communion,
- prayer,
- prayer wheel,
- Preface,
- rogation,
- rosary,
- Sanctus,
- Secreta,
- silent prayer,
- suit,
- supplication,
- Tersanctus,
- thanks,
- thanksgiving,
- Tract