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Webster 1913 Edition
Kyrie eleison
Kyr′i-e e-lei′son
Noun.
& interj.
[Gr.
κύριε ἐλεῖσον
.] 1.
(R. C. Ch.)
Greek words, meaning “
Lord, have mercy upon us
,” used in the Mass, the breviary offices, the litany of the saints, etc. Addis & Arnold.
2.
The name given to the response to the Commandments, in the service of the Church of England and of the Protestant Episcopal Church.