earnest request, humble entreaty, petition
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Supplication Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The act of supplicating; humble and earnest prayer, as in worship.
The act of supplicating; humble and earnest prayer, as in worship.
(n.)
A religious solemnity observed in consequence of some military success, and also, in times of distress and danger, to avert the anger of the gods.
A religious solemnity observed in consequence of some military success, and also, in times of distress and danger, to avert the anger of the gods.
(n.)
A humble petition; an earnest request; an entreaty.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA humble petition; an earnest request; an entreaty.
supplication
\sup`pli*ca"tion\ (?), n. [f. supplication, l. supplicatio.]
1. the act of supplicating; humble and earnest prayer, as in worship.
2. a humble petition; an earnest request; an entreaty.
3. (rom. antiq.) a religious solemnity observed in consequence of some military success, and also, in times of distress and danger, to avert the anger of the gods.
Noun
1. a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
(synonym) invocation
(hypernym) prayer, petition, orison
(hyponym) rogation
(part-holonym) service, religious service, divine service
2. a humble request for help from someone in authority
(synonym) plea
(hypernym) entreaty, prayer, appeal
(derivation) supplicate
3. the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"
(synonym) prayer
(hypernym) worship
(hyponym) devotion
Supplication Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Supplication (also known as petitioning) is the most common [source?] form of prayer, wherein a person asks God to provide something, either for the person who is doing the praying or on behalf of someone else. This is because a supplication is being made, also known as intercession.
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