noun
Kȳrie eleison1
Kȳrie eleison n (indeclinable)
Ecclesiastical[ˈkiː.ri.e eˈlɛː.i.s̬on]
Meaning
- indeclinableA prayer, beginning with these words, that is part of the Christian liturgy: a kyrie.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κῡ́ριε ἐλέησον (Kū́rie eléēson, “Lord, have mercy”).
Descendants
- Catalankirieleison
- Frenchkyrie eleison
- GermanKyrie eleison
- Italiankyrie eleison
- ItalianKyrie eleison
- Portuguesekyrie eleison
- FinnishKyrie eleison
- IndonesianKyrie eleison
- PolishKyrie eleison