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Supplication

Supplication Meaning & Definition
Supplication Definition And Meaning

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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