supplication
IPA: sˈʌpɫʌkˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- An act of supplicating; a humble request.
- A prayer or entreaty to a god.
- (historical) In Ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, etc.
- The process by which a doctorate at Oxford university is officially requested after a thesis has been approved.
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Examples of "supplication" in Sentences
- Finally, they ended his supplication.
- It is considered the mode of supplication.
- He rejects prayers and supplications to god.
- Related to both magic and prayer is religious supplication.
- She spent most of her time in earnest supplications and prayers to Allah.