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litany

Definition

noun: a prayer in a Christian church service in which the people at the service respond to lines spoken by the person who is leading the service
noun: a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation

Examples

He has a 'litany' of grievances against his former employer.
The team blamed its losses on a 'litany' of injuries.

Movie quotes

(..) We will. Well, we will appreciate that. Thank you for the cooperation, Rick. My apologies for leaving the place a bit of a mess, but we got a litany of other shit to attend to. So do you, I guess. Tick-tock. Chop-chop. And, Rick... (..)
2017 TvShow: The Walking Dead Title: Rock in the Road Season: 7 Episode 9