Associations to the word «Kyrie»

Wiktionary

KYRIE, noun. A short prayer or petition including the phrase kyrie, meaning "Lord, have mercy".
KYRIE, noun. (music): A setting of the traditional kyrie text to music for a Mass.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats