kyrie eleison
See also: Kyrie eleison
French
Etymology
From the Ecclesiastical Latin phrase Kyrie eleison, from Ancient Greek Κύριε ἐλέησον (Kúrie eléēson, “Lord, have mercy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ki.ʁi.je e.lej.sɔn/, /ki.ʁi.je e.lɛj.sɔn/
Noun
kyrie eleison m (plural kyrie eleison)
- (Christianity) a prayer, beginning with the words Kyrie eleison, that is part of the Christian liturgy: a kyrie
- Synonym: (more common) kyrie
Further reading
- “kyrie eleison”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Alternative forms
- kyrieleison
Etymology
From the phrase Kyrie eleison, from Ancient Greek Κύριε ἐλέησον (Kúrie eléēson, “Lord, have mercy”), through Ecclesiastical Latin.
Noun
kyrie eleison m (invariable)
- (Christianity) a prayer, beginning with the words Kyrie eleison, that is part of the Christian liturgy: a kyrie
- Synonym: kyrie