SUPPLICATION

supplication. supplication, request, or prayer

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supplication. Supplication, n. an humble petition, suit or request

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Sup′pli‐ca″tion (?), n. [[F. supplication, L. supplicatio.]] 1. 1. The act of supplicating; humble and earnest prayer, as in worship.
2. 2. A humble petition; an earnest request; an entreaty.
3. 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.