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Kyrie

Kyr·i·e [ kree ày ] (plural Kyr·i·es) or Kyr·i·e e·le·i·son [ kree ay ə láy sòn, kree ay ə láyss'n ] (plural Kyr·i·e e·le·i·sons)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. form of prayer: a form of prayer that begins with the words "Lord, have mercy," used in the Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, and Anglican churches

2. musical setting for Kyrie: a musical setting for the Kyrie, often forming part of a sung Mass

[< medieval Latin Kyrie eleison< Greek Kuriē eleēson "Lord, have mercy"]
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