Kyrie eleison /(?)/
Kyr·i·e e·lei·son
Kyrie eleison
n. & interj.
- Greek words, meaning “Lord, have mercy upon us,” used in the Mass, the breviary offices, the litany of the saints, etc. (R. C. Ch.)
- The name given to the response to the Commandments, in the service of the Church of England and of the Protestant Episcopal Church.