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Letanie, n. Also: lettanie. [e.m.E. and ME. letany, -ie (a 1225), med.L. letania, litania, OF. letanie. Cf. Latany and Litany.] A litany. — 1580–1 Second Conf. Faith in Bk. Univ. Kirk II. 516.
That Romane Antichrist … his processiounis and blasphemous letanie 1606 Birnie Kirk-b. xi.
The exorbitance of superstitious exiquies are found infinite (as in their … holy watering, letanie praying, soule-massing, [etc.]) 1641 Baillie I. 303.
The convocation-men meet everie Wednesday, and reads their Latine Lettanie