LITANY in a Sentence

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For LITANY, below is one of 3 sentences:
On this solemn day, the congregation responded to the prayers of the priest during the litany with fervor and intensity.

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 Meanings and Examples of LITANY
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litany
 n.  repetitive or incantatory recital; long and tedious address
Classic Sentence:
1  Standing at the first litany, Levin attempted to revive in himself his youthful recollections of the intense religious emotion he had passed through between the ages of sixteen and seventeen.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 5: Chapter 1
Example Sentence:
1  On this solemn day, the congregation responded to the prayers of the priest during the litany with fervor and intensity.
2  She remained in the doorway, listening to his litany of complaints against her client.