supplication

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French supplication, from Latin supplicatio, supplicationem, from supplicare (“to supplicate”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/

Noun

supplication (countable and uncountable, plural supplications)

  1. An act of supplicating; a humble request.
  2. A prayer or entreaty to a god.
  3. (historical) In Ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, etc.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French, borrowed from Latin supplicatio, supplicationem.

Pronunciation
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Noun

supplication f (plural supplications)

  1. supplication
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