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Kyrie eleison
Kyrie eleison (Greek for ‘Lord, have mercy’). A prayer for Divine mercy used in the worship of the Church from at least the 4th cent. in the E., and the 6th cent. in the W. In a letter of 598 Gregory I mentions that at Rome the ‘Kyrie eleison’ is supplemented by a similar prayer, ‘Christe eleison’ (‘Christ, have mercy’), not found in the East, and the two seem soon to have been placed in what became the traditional place at the beginning of the Mass. The ninefold Kyrie (that is ‘Kyrie eleison’ recited three times, followed by ‘Christe eleison’ three times, and ‘Kyrie eleison’ three times), found in the 8th–9th cent., became the traditional pattern of the Roman Mass until 1970. In the RC Church a sixfold Kyrie (each of the three petitions being said by the celebrant or sung by the choir and repeated by the people as a response) now forms one of the penitential acts at the beginning of Mass, and the Kyrie may also be used as the people's response in the Prayer of the Faithful.
In the C of E the Kyrie in the Eucharist was replaced in the 1552 BCP by the Ten Commandments, but its use was revived in the 19th cent. and is permitted in modern Anglican liturgies. Its use (in English) at Mattins, Evensong, and in the Litany has been continuous. |
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Kyrie eleison." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Kyrie eleison." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Kyrieeleison.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Kyrie eleison." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Kyrieeleison.html |
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Kyrie eleison
Kyrie eleison [Gr.,=Lord, have mercy], in the Roman Catholic Church, prayer of the Mass coming after the introit, the only ordinary part of the traditional liturgy said not in Latin but in Greek. It has nine lines: "Lord have mercy (thrice), Christ have mercy (thrice), Lord have mercy (thrice)." As the first invariable hymn, the Kyrie is often the first piece in a musical Mass. An English version is used in the Anglican liturgy and in the reformed Roman Catholic vernacular liturgy. The phrase Kyrie eleison used by itself is, of course, common in the Eastern rites, but without the phrase Christe eleison. The corresponding prayer in the Russian Orthodox church is often called a Kyrie. |
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"Kyrie eleison." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kyrie eleison." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kyrieele.html "Kyrie eleison." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kyrieele.html |
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Kyrie
Kyrie (Gr.). Lord. The section of the Ordinary of the Mass which follows the Introit. Has 3 parts, Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison, thrice repeated (‘Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy’). In medieval times, the Kyrie was set as an independent movt., but after Du Fay it was incorporated as the 1st movt. of a series.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Kyrie." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Kyrie." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-Kyrie.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Kyrie." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-Kyrie.html |
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Kyrie
Kyrie a short repeated invocation (in Greek or in translation) used in many Christian liturgies, especially at the beginning of the Eucharist or as a response in a litany. The word comes from Greek Kuriē eleēson ‘Lord, have mercy’.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Kyrie." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Kyrie." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Kyrie.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Kyrie." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Kyrie.html |
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Kyrie
Kyrie (Gk., Kyrie eleēson, ‘Lord, have mercy’). A brief prayer used in Christian liturgical worship. The Gk. words were kept untranslated in the Latin mass and often remain thus in English-language services.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Kyrie." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Kyrie." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Kyrie.html JOHN BOWKER. "Kyrie." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Kyrie.html |
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kyrie
kyrie XVI; short for kyrie eleison XIV. — medL., repr. of Gr. Kūrie eléēson Lord, have mercy.
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T. F. HOAD. "kyrie." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "kyrie." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-kyrie.html T. F. HOAD. "kyrie." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-kyrie.html |
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"Kyrie." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kyrie." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Kyrie.html "Kyrie." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Kyrie.html |
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