kyrie eleison

From the Ecclesiastical Latin phrase Kȳrie eleison, from Ancient Greek Κῡ́ριε ἐλέησον (Kū́rie eléēson, “Lord, have mercy”).

• IPA^(key): /ki.ʁi.je e.lej.sɔn/ ~ /ki.ʁi.je e.lɛj.sɔn/

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

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

• kyrieleison

From the Ecclesiastical Latin phrase Kȳrie eleison, from Ancient Greek Κῡ́ριε ἐλέησον (Kū́rie eléēson, “Lord, have mercy”), through Ecclesiastical Latin.

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