supplication
An act of supplicatingAn act of supplicating; a humble request.
» She clasped her hands together in supplication.
Sie verschränkte ihre Hände zum Gebet.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)An act of supplicating; a humble request.
Flehen, Bitte, Bitten
про́сьбаprósʹba, мольба́molʹbá
a humble request for help from someone in authority
An act of supplicating; a humble request.
(countable, uncountable)Du'a', minor or private prayer performed individually.
(countable, uncountable)A prayer or entreaty to a god.
Gebet, Bittgebet, Flehen
моли́тваmolítva, мольба́molʹbá
a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
(countable, historical, uncountable)In Ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, etc.
(countable, uncountable)The process by which a doctorate at Oxford university is officially requested after a thesis has been approved.
Examples
2 sentencesShe clasped her hands together in supplication.
deSie verschränkte ihre Hände zum Gebet.
"Let me keep the child!" she answered, beginning to tremble and falling on her knees in supplication.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English supplicacioun, supplication, from Old French supplication, from LatinFrom Middle English supplicacioun, supplication, from Old French supplication, from Latin supplicatio, supplicationem, from supplicare (“to supplicate”). By surface analysis, supplicate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: supplications| Singular | supplication |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- a humble request for help from someone in authority:plea
- the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving):prayer
- a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service:invocation
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable