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in⋅ter⋅ces⋅sion
[in-ter-sesh-uh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | an act or instance of interceding. |
| 2. | an interposing or pleading on behalf of another person. |
| 3. | a prayer to God on behalf of another. |
| 4. | Roman History. the interposing of a veto, as by a tribune. |
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| in·ter·ces·sion (ĭn'tər-sěsh'ən) n.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin intercessiō, intercessiōn-, intervention, from intercessus, past participle of intercēdere, to intervene; see intercede.] in'ter·ces'sion·al adj., in'ter·ces'sor (-sěs'ər) n., in'ter·ces'so·ry adj. |
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Intercession
In`ter*ces"sion\, n. [L. intercessio an intervention, a becoming surety: cf. F. intercession. See Intercede.] The act of interceding; mediation; interposition between parties at variance, with a view to reconcilation; prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of, or (less often) against, another or others. But the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which can not be uttered. --Rom. viii. 26.
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intercession
c.1500, from L. intercessionem (nom. intercessio) "a going between," noun of action from intercedere (see intercede).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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