Kyrie eleison

See also: kyrie eleison

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism. From the Ecclesiastical Latin spelling of Ancient Greek Κύριε ελέησον (Kúrie eléēson).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkyːrie ˈelei̯son/, [ˈk̟yːrie̞ ˈe̞le̞i̯s̠o̞n]
• Rhymes: -eleison
• Syllabification^(key): ky‧ri‧e‧e‧lei‧son

Phrase

Kyrie eleison

1. (Christianity) O Lord, have mercy (upon us)

   Synonym: Herra armahda

Derived terms

• kyrie

 

Related terms

• kyrie

See also

• aamen
• halleluja
• hoosianna

German

Alternative forms

• Kyrie, eleison; Kyrie, eleeson; Kyrie eleeson

Etymology

From the Ecclesiastical Latin spelling of Ancient Greek Κύριε ελέησον (Kúrie eléēson), with the same meaning.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈkyːʁi̯ə eˈlaɪ̯zɔn/, /ˈkyːʁi̯ə eˈleːizɔn/
• Hyphenation: Ky‧rie elei‧son

Phrase

Kyrie eleison

1. (Christianity) O Lord, have mercy (upon us)

See also

• Kyrieeleison n
• Kyrieleis
• Christe eleison

Italian

Etymology

From the Ecclesiastical Latin spelling of the Ancient Greek phrase Κύριε ελέησον (Kúrie eléēson), same meaning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.rje eˈlɛj.son/, /ˈki.rje eˈlɛj.zon/
• Hyphenation: Kỳ‧rie‧e‧lèi‧son

Phrase

Kyrie eleison

1. (Christianity) o Lord, have mercy! (upon us)

Derived terms

• kyrie eleison

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/, [ˈkiːrie eˈlɛːis̬on]

• the words Kyrie eleison from the Kyriale Mass XI: Orbis Factor

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Interjection

Kyrie eleison

1. (Ecclesiastical Latin) O Lord, have mercy! (upon us)

Noun

Kyrie eleison n (indeclinable)

1. (Christianity) A prayer, beginning with these words, that is part of the Christian liturgy: a kyrie.

Further reading

• Kyrie eleison on Wikipedia.Wikipedia