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Litany
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A solemn form of supplication in the public worship of various churches, in which the clergy and congregation join, the former leading and the latter responding in alternate sentences. It is usually of a penitential character.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Litany'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/l/litany.html. 1828.