*Litany* (n.) — literally, a form of liturgical prayer made of a long series of repeated petitions each met by a fixed response from the congregation. Figuratively — the sense in a "melancholy *litany*" — a long, repetitive recital, especially a monotonous or sorrowful enumeration of woes, complaints, or sufferings. > [!note] Seedling — this definition is still being developed. Source: [[Evil in Modern Thought - Neiman|Evil in Modern Thought]] by Susan Neiman, p. 210.