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Supplication

//sʌplɪˈkeɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An act of supplicating; a humble request. countable, uncountable

    "If Trump defies the Court, there is little to restrain him from acting as an autocrat, given the supplication of Republicans in Congress."

  2. 2
    the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving) wordnet
  3. 3
    An act of supplicating; a humble request.; du'a', minor or private prayer performed individually. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a humble request for help from someone in authority wordnet
  5. 5
    A prayer or entreaty to a god. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service wordnet
  2. 7
    In Ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, etc. countable, historical, uncountable
  3. 8
    The process by which a doctorate at Oxford university is officially requested after a thesis has been approved. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English supplicacioun, supplication, from Old French supplication, from Latin supplicatio, supplicationem, from supplicare (“to supplicate”). By surface analysis, supplicate + -ion.

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