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Kyrie eleison definition

Kyrie· elei·son (kir′ē ā′ ā lā′ē sōn′)

  1. an invocation or response used in several Christian liturgies; specif., a regular part of the Roman Catholic Mass
  2. a musical setting of this

Etymology: Gr(Ec) Kyrie eleēson, Lord, have mercy (upon us): see Ps. 123:3, Matt. 15:22

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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