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Definition of Kyrie
1. n. See Kyrie eleison.
Definition of Kyrie
1. Noun. A short prayer or petition including the phrase (term kyrie), meaning "Lord, have mercy". ¹
2. Noun. (music) : A setting of the traditional kyrie text to music for a Mass. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kyrie
1. a religious petition for mercy [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kyrie
Literary usage of Kyrie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Moreover in daily Masses some things usually said are left out by us; we say only
kyrie Eleison and Christe Eleison, that we may dwell longer on these words ..."
2. A New School of Gregorian Chant by Dominicus Johner (1906)
"Chapter XL The Ordinary Mass Chants. a) kyrie eleison. . kyrie eleison is sung
after the Introit. In former times it was probably the beginning of a litany ..."
3. Methodist Magazine (1900)
"Still amid that time of horror, Through the darkness' funeral pall Spread o er
Calvary and Judah, Came the low sweet voice through all, Singing, kyrie, ..."
4. Journal of Theological Studies (1900)
"The Genius of the Roman Rite ( 1 899) and kyrie eleison : a Liturgical
Consultation (1900") are two interesting pamphlets by Mr. Edmund Bishop. ..."
5. Divine Worship in England in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries by John David Chambers (1877)
"According to all the Ufes then mould follow " kyrie ... Rulers, Choir, and people
together, thus :— " kyrie ..."
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