intercession
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8.4
- noun
- /ˌɪntərˈsɛʃən/
:
intercesión
- Thanks to the intercession of her friends, she was able to get the help she needed during difficult times.
Examples
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D'Artagnan looks at Athos, thankful for the intercession.
Fiction book (1993) -
Informal methods include the intercession of family members, elders, elected councils, or avoidance.
Academic text (1994) -
We only came to this realization ourselves in early 2009, thanks to the intercession of a dear friend.
Blog text (26) -
American intercession may well have played a vital role in defusing this crisis.
Academic text (1997) -
From the beginning, the Church has entrusted to the monastic communities a special responsibility for intercession.
Blog text (3) -
If Moses' intercession worked, why not Jesus' (2.10)?
Academic text (1991) -
Gallus's anger and acceptance of bad advice lead to tragic events that cannot be stopped, even by the intercession of bishops.
Academic text (2018) -
Since then, I had been there often, for my friend, Jimmie Bunkins, had been taken by Mr. Bilbo as his ward; and through my intercession, our cook, Annie, had been accepted as a scholar by Bunkins's tutor, Mr. Burnham.
Fiction book (2001) -
In 1952, he played a key role in the Egyptian revolution against the monarchy, but was nevertheless arrested in 1954 and imprisoned until 1964; he was released at the intercession of the President of Iraq, 'Abd al-Salam 'Arif.
Academic text (2000) -
The teacher's intercession helped resolve the conflict between the two students amicably.
Synonyms
258
4.1
Becoming involved in a situation to change what happens, often to help solve a problem
1
8.1
Helping two sides reach an agreement by a neutral person
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word intercession comes from the Latin parts inter- 'between' and cedere 'to go', so it literally means 'going between'. That's why intercession also means stepping in or speaking for someone to help make peace or ask for what they need.