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sup·pli·ca·tion
/
ˌsʌp
lɪˈkeɪ
ʃən
/
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suhp-li-
key
-sh
uh
n
]
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noun
an act or instance of
supplicating
; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
< Latin
supplicātiōn-
(stem of
supplicātiō
). See
supplicate
,
-ion
Related forms
non·sup·pli·ca·tion,
noun
pre·sup·pli·ca·tion,
noun
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supplication
(ˌsʌplɪˈkeɪʃən)
—
n
1.
the act of supplicating
2.
a humble entreaty or petition; prayer
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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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.
Ritual art-used to connect with the spiritual world through prayer and
supplication
-can still be found in caves and shrines.
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