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Kyrie· elei·son (kir′ē ā′ ā lā′ē sōn′)
- an invocation or response used in several Christian liturgies; specif., a regular part of the Roman Catholic Mass
- a musical setting of this
Etymology: Gr(Ec) Kyrie eleēson, Lord, have mercy (upon us): see Ps. 123:3, Matt. 15:22
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