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rogation

rogation

9.9
A short church ceremony when people pray for a good harvest
  • noun
  • /roʊˈɡeɪʃən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : rogativa
  • On Rogation Sunday, the congregation walked around the fields, offering prayers for a prosperous season.

Examples

  • During the rogation ceremonies, the community gathered to pray for a bountiful harvest.

  • The farmer participated in the rogation, seeking blessings for his crops from the church.

  • The Church of England even had a special homily for Rogation Day, and it had some significant texts.

Synonyms

religious ceremony
vsrogation
8 2.9

A formal event where people meet to show shared beliefs with prayers and rituals

is a particular solemn supplication ceremony not any religious event
religious rite
vsrogation
2 4.1

A formal ceremony that people follow as part of a religion

is a specific solemn supplication ritual rather than any formal act
rogatory
vsrogation
  • Archaic
9.9

A day when people pray together for help or blessing in church

is a current solemn supplication ceremony often asking for divine blessing before planting
Rogation Day
vsrogation
9.9

A Christian day when farmers walk and pray to ask for good crops and weather

is a general supplication ceremony not limited to those liturgical dates

Compounds

Rogation Day
9.9

A Christian day when farmers walk and pray to ask for good crops and weather

Surface Forms

rogation singular
rogations plural

Morphology

rogation = rogate (opaque) = rogate + ion

Derived from a Latin verb base that is not a productive or familiar English root, so learners cannot reliably infer the meaning from its parts.

Etymology

Rogation comes from the Latin word rogare, which means 'to ask', and you can see the same root in interrogate, a word about asking questions. A rogation is a church service where people 'ask' God for help or a blessing for their crops, so the origin explains the modern meaning.