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sup·pli·ca·tion

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–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 Audio Help   (sŭp'lĭ-kāt') Pronunciation Key
v.   sup·pli·cat·ed, sup·pli·cat·ing, sup·pli·cates

v.   tr.

To ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying.
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.

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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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supplication [sapliˈkeiʃən] noun

(an) earnest prayer or entreaty

Arabic:	تَوَسُّل، تَضَرُّع
Chinese (Simplified):	祈求，祈愿
Chinese (Traditional):	祈求，祈願
Czech:	prosba
Danish:	bønfaldelse; tryglen
Dutch:	smeking
Estonian:	palve
Finnish:	rukous
French:	supplication
German:	das Bittgebet
Greek:	ικεσία
Hungarian:	könyörgés
Icelandic:	auðmjúk bæn; bón, beiðni
Indonesian:	permohonan
Italian:	supplica

Japanese:	嘆願
Korean:	탄원, 간청
Latvian:	lūgšana; lūgums
Lithuanian:	maldavimas
Norwegian:	trygling, bønnfalling
Polish:	prośba, błaganie
Portuguese (Brazil):	súplica
Portuguese (Portugal):	súplica
Romanian:	implorare
Russian:	просьба; мольба
Slovak:	prosba, modlitba
Slovenian:	ponižna prošnja
Spanish:	súplica
Swedish:	bön, vädjan
Turkish:	yalvarma

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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.

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