Singing, prayer, invocation to a superior entity with a plea. It is usually done with humility, without challenge. It is typical of the religious ceremonies. As in the liturgy is a long list of requests, it also defines the speech with sentences repetitive and monotonous. From the late latin litania which comes from the Greek 955; 953; 964; 945; 957; 949; 953; 945; (litaneia), and 955; 953; 964; 951; (I lité plea). .