litany
noun
[ ˈlɪt(ə)ni ]
• a series of petitions for use in church services or processions, usually recited by the clergy and responded to in a recurring formula by the people.
• a tedious recital or repetitive series.
• "a litany of complaints"
Similar:
recital,
recitation,
repetition,
enumeration,
account,
refrain,
list,
listing,
catalogue,
inventory,
roll,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French letanie, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek litaneia ‘prayer’, from litē ‘supplication’.
