About The Word Supplication
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Supplication
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What's The Definition Of Supplication?
[n] 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"
[n] a humble request for help from someone in authority [n] a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service Synonyms | Synonyms for Supplication: invocation | plea | prayer Related Terms | Find terms related to Supplication: See Also | appeal | benediction | blessing | devotion | divine service | entreaty | orison | petition | prayer | religious service | rogation | service | worship Supplication In Webster's Dictionary \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.
Syn: Entreaty; petition; solicitation; craving.
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