grief
/ɡrēf/
noun: grief

    deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone's death.
    "she was overcome with grief"
    synonyms:	sorrow, misery, sadness, anguish, pain, distress, agony, torment, affliction, suffering, heartache, heartbreak, broken-heartedness, heaviness of heart, woe, desolation, despondency, dejection, despair, angst, mortification

Grief

/ˈlitnē/
a series of petitions for use in church services or processions, usually recited by the clergy and responded to in a recurring formula by the people.
    synonyms:	prayer, invocation, petition, supplication, devotion, entreaty; archaicorison
    "the lips of others had moved also, repeating the litany"
        a tedious recital or repetitive series.
        "a litany of complaints"
        synonyms:	recital, recitation, repetition, enumeration, account, refrain

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