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sup·pli·ca·tion       [suhp-li-key-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L supplicātiōn- (s. of supplicātiō). See supplicate, -ion]
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sup·pli·cate       (sŭp'lĭ-kāt')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   sup·pli·cat·ed, sup·pli·cat·ing, sup·pli·cates

v.   tr.
  1. To ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying.
  2. To make a humble entreaty to; beseech.

v.   intr.
To make a humble, earnest petition; beg.


[Middle English supplicaten, from Latin supplicāre, supplicāt-, from supplex, supplic-, suppliant; see supple.]

sup'pli·ca'tion n., sup'pli·ca·to'ry (-kə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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supplication 
1384, from O.Fr. supplication, from L. supplicationem (nom. supplicatio), from supplicare "plead humbly" (see supple). In ancient Rome, a religious solemnity, especially in thanksgiving for a victory.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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supplication

noun
1. a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service [syn: invocation] 
2. a humble request for help from someone in authority 
3. 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" [syn: prayer] 

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Supplication

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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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