rogatory
- noun
- Archaic
:
rogativa
- The villagers observed the rogatory with processions and special prayers for rain.
Examples
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In medieval times, a rogatory was held each spring to bless the fields.
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The church observed a rogatory day for the community.
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Few people today remember the meaning of a rogatory in the church calendar.
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It was a rogatory day.
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The villagers observed the rogatory with processions and special prayers for rain.
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In medieval times, a rogatory was held each spring to bless the fields.
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Few people today remember the meaning of a rogatory in the church calendar.
Synonyms
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8.9
A planned public worship service with fixed prayers and actions
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3.4
A day when many people do not work to celebrate or show respect for a religion
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2.2
A day when people of a faith have ceremonies and celebrate
A Christian day when farmers walk and pray to ask for good crops and weather
A short church ceremony when people pray for a good harvest
A set way churches use for worship with prayers and hymns
Surface Forms
Morphology
rogatory = rogation (opaque) = rogat + ory
This is an archaic/ritual sense tied to 'rogation' days; the connection is historical and not transparently inferable by average learners.
Etymology
The noun rogatory comes from Latin rogare 'to ask' and the older word rogation 'asking'. It once meant a public day of 'asking' or prayer, which is why people held special services to ask for help such as rain or a good harvest.