Kyrie eleison
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Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism. From the Ecclesiastical Latin spelling of Ancient Greek Κύριε ελέησον (Kúrie eléēson).
Pronunciation
Phrase
Kyrie eleison
- (Christianity) O Lord, have mercy (upon us)
- Synonym: Herra armahda
Derived terms
Related terms
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German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Ecclesiastical Latin spelling of Ancient Greek Κύριε ελέησον (Kúrie eléēson), with the same meaning.
Pronunciation
Phrase
- (Christianity) O Lord, have mercy (upon us)
See also
Italian
Etymology
From the Ecclesiastical Latin spelling of the Ancient Greek phrase Κύριε ελέησον (Kúrie eléēson), same meaning.
Pronunciation
Phrase
Kyrie eleison
- (Christianity) o Lord, have mercy! (upon us)
Derived terms
Latin
Alternative forms
- (medieval) kyrieleison
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek phrase Κῡ́ριε ἐλέησον (Kū́rie eléēson), from the vocative of Κῡ́ριος (Kū́rios, “Lord”) plus an inflected form (second person aorist imperative) of ἐλεέω (eleéō, “to have pity, to be merciful”).
Pronunciation
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈki.ri.e eˈle.i.son/,
the words Kyrie eleison from the Kyriale Mass XI: Orbis Factor: (file)
Interjection
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) O Lord, have mercy! (upon us)
Noun
Kyrie eleison n (indeclinable)
- (Christianity) A prayer, beginning with these words, that is part of the Christian liturgy: a kyrie.
Further reading
Kyrie eleison on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
