Litany
01
連祷
a religious service that consists of the leading person saying some prayers followed by set responses from the people who are participating
例
The priest led the congregation in a solemn litany of prayers and responses.
司祭は、祈りと応答の厳かな連祷で会衆を導きました。
During the litany, the worshipers repeated the same phrase after each prayer.
連祷の間、礼拝者たちは各祈りの後に同じフレーズを繰り返しました。
02
連祷, 長いリスト
a long and repetitive account, list, or recital, often of complaints or problems
例
He launched into a litany of excuses for missing the deadline.
彼は締め切りを逃したことに対する言い訳の連祷を始めた。
The meeting devolved into a litany of bureaucratic delays.
会議は官僚的な遅延の連祷に退化した。
