Litany
(noun)
- A series of petitions, invocations, or supplications recited or sung in church.
- A long, tedious recitation or enumeration.
- A repetitive series of statements or accusations.
Origin:
Middle english: via old french from late latin litania, from greek litaneia "prayer, supplication".
Examples:
- The priest recited the litany of saints.
- The litany of complaints went on for hours.
- The litany of accusations was damning.
- The litany was used as a form of prayer in the Catholic Church.
- The litany was a repetitive series of complaints about the company's policies.