A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation.
A prolonged or tedious list.
A prayer or entreaty to a god.
The process by which a doctorate at Oxford university is officially requested after a thesis has been approved.
In Ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, etc.
An act of supplicating; a humble request.