kyrie

From Ecclesiastical Latin Kyrie, contraction of the Ancient Greek phrase Κύριε ἐλέησον (Kúrie eléēson, “Lord, have mercy”), from Ancient Greek Κύριε (Kúrie), vocative form of Κύριος (Kúrios, “Lord”), from κῦρος (kûros, “supremacy, authority”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱēw-, *ḱewh₁- (“to swell, spread out, be strong, prevail”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪəɹ.ɪˌeɪ/

kyrie (plural kyries)

1. (Christianity) A short prayer or petition including the phrase kyrie eleison, meaning “Lord, have mercy”.
2. (music) A setting of the traditional kyrie text to music for a Mass.

• kyriarchy
• Kyriale

Internationalism (compare English kyrie); Clipping of Kyrie eleison.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkyːrie(ˣ)/, [ˈk̟yːrie̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -yːrie
• Syllabification^(key): ky‧ri‧e
• Hyphenation^(key): ky‧ri‧e

kyrie

1. (Christianity) kyrie, instance or practice of using the phrase Kyrie eleison in liturgy or lyrics
2. (Christianity) kyrie, a prayer or musical piece set to the phrase

   Hyponyms: kyrie-litania, kyrie-rukous

• kyrie-litania
• kyrie-rukous

Shortening of the Ecclesiastical Latin phrase Kȳrie eleison, from Ancient Greek Κύριε ἐλέησον (Kúrie eléēson, “Lord, have mercy”).

• IPA^(key): /ki.ʁi.je/

kyrie m (plural kyries)

1. (Christianity) kyrie (prayer)

   Synonym: (less common) kyrie eleison

• kyrielle

• “kyrie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.rje/
• Rhymes: -irje
• Hyphenation: kỳ‧rie

kyrie m (invariable)

1. clipping of kyrie eleison