supplication
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lɪˈkeɪ noun
an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
Related forms
non·sup·pli·ca·tion, noun
pre·sup·pli·ca·tion, noun
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| —n | |
| 1. | the act of supplicating |
| 2. | a humble entreaty or petition; prayer |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
supplication
late 14c., 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.
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Example sentences
Voluntary mortgage modifications by lenders based upon supplication alone are not even touching the foreclosure problem.
It appeared to them as if it were raising its branches in supplication.
It was manifest, long before she had finished, that her supplication could not be resisted.
They raise their hands in supplication, then lower them into a stream of water that splashes down the rocks and onto the floor.
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