Definition of supplication

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Supplication (n.) A humble petition; an earnest request; an entreaty.

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Precation :: Precation (n.) The act of praying; supplication; entreaty.
Supplier :: Supplicatory (a.) Containing supplication; humble; earnest.
Rogation :: Rogation (n.) Litany; supplication.
Pray :: Pray (v. t.) To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for.
Imploration :: Imploration (n.) The act of imploring; earnest supplication.
Supplicant :: Supplicancy (n.) Supplication.
Libel :: Libel (n.) A brief writing of any kind, esp. a declaration, bill, certificate, request, supplication, etc..
Invocate :: Invocate (v. t.) To invoke; to call on, or for, in supplication; to implore..
Petitioning :: Petitioning (n.) The act of presenting apetition; a supplication.
Implore :: Implore (v. t.) To call upon, or for, in supplication; to beseech; to prey to, or for, earnestly; to petition with urency; to entreat; to beg; -- followed directly by the word expressing the thing sought, or the person from whom it is sought..
Prayer :: Prayer (v. i.) The form of words used in praying; a formula of supplication; an expressed petition; especially, a supplication addressed to God; as, a written or extemporaneous prayer; to repeat one's prayers..
Pray :: Pray (v. i.) To make request with earnestness or zeal, as for something desired; to make entreaty or supplication; to offer prayer to a deity or divine being as a religious act; specifically, to address the Supreme Being with adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving..
Supplicator :: Supplication (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..
Obtestation :: Obtestation (n.) The act of obtesting; supplication; protestation.
Suppliant :: Suppliance (n.) Supplication; entreaty.
Litany :: Litany (n.) A solemn form of supplication in the public worship of various churches, in which the clergy and congregation join, the former leading and the latter responding in alternate sentences. It is usually of a penitential character..
Petition :: Petition (n.) A prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty; especially, a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer to the Supreme Being, or to a person of superior power, rank, or authority; also, a single clause in such a prayer..
Orison :: Orison (n.) A prayer; a supplication.
Prayer :: Prayer (v. i.) The act of addressing supplication to a divinity, especially to the true God; the offering of adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving to the Supreme Being; as, public prayer; secret prayer..
Petition :: Petition (v. t.) To make a prayer or request to; to ask from; to solicit; to entreat; especially, to make a formal written supplication, or application to, as to any branch of the government; as, to petition the court; to petition the governor..
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