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)

1. (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)

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

   Synonym: kyrie