What does litanic mean?
Litanic means Of, relating to, or in the style of litany..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Of, relating to, or in the style of litany..
1798, John Shepherd, A Critical and Practical Elucidation of the Morning and Evening Prayer of the Church of England, London: F. and C. Rivington and R. Faulder, 2nd edition, p. 321, This prayer […] is drawn up in the metaphorical, but expressive, language of Scripture; has been long employed in the conclusion of Litanic, and other forms of prayer, by the churches of the west; and retains strong marks of primitive devotion.
A low litanic lament was indulged in from time to time, by the musical voices of the choirs […]
“Unimum et unimorum,” he intoned in a nasal litanic tone.
“Last one to bed turn out the lights,” Lydia would say, in her litanic fashion.
He leant down and wiped his friend’s face with a rag; a low litanic mumble came from Klimt’s dry lips […]
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Litanic means Of, relating to, or in the style of litany..
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1798, John Shepherd, A Critical and Practical Elucidation of the Morning and Evening Prayer of the Church of England, London: F. and C. Rivington and R. Faulder, 2nd edition, p. 321, This prayer […] is drawn up in the metaphorical, but expressive, language of Scripture; has been long employed in the conclusion of Litanic, and other forms of prayer, by the churches of the west; and retains strong marks of primitive devotion.
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