supplication
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8.7
- noun
- /ˌsʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/
- Formal
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súplica
- When you are in the presence of His Holiness... you must always be standing... bent in obeisance, hands folded in supplication.
- prayer and supplication
- traditional supplications
And God speaks to us through the Quran and we speak to him through sincere supplication.
- And God speaks to us through the Quran and we speak to him through sincere supplication.
- So it goes a adoration confession, CT, Thanksgiving and C&S; supplication.
Examples
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The only way to shift the burden was to use the power of supplication to gain redress.
Academic text (1993) -
Let your ears be attentive to my supplication.
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But anyway, one night I took myself to prayer and supplication to the Lord.
Fiction book (1990) -
To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints...
Academic text (1993) -
Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication, because with the Lord there is mercy.
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Father Almighty, in all humility and supplication we ask Thee for Thy abundant kindness at this moment.
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- Oh, Odin, all father, Lord of Valhalla, wielder of the Gungnir, we stand before you in reverence and supplication.
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In his moment of despair, he turned to the heavens in supplication, asking for guidance and strength.
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She knelt down in supplication, praying earnestly for her family's safety during the storm.
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The villagers gathered at the church to make a supplication for rain during the prolonged drought.
Synonyms
289
2.5
A serious request to someone in charge asking for help
195
3.9
A strong request asking people for help or support
11
4.6
A request made to a god for help or blessing
9
7.4
A short prayer asking for help or blessing at the start of a service
7
7.6
A serious, urgent request for help or forgiveness
1
9.9
A quiet prayer you say to a god
A humble request that someone makes to a person in power
A strong, urgent request for help
Antonyms
How Humble
Surface Forms
Morphology
supplication = supplicate (transparent) = supplicate + ion
The noun is a standard nominalization of the verb 'supplicate' (the act or state of supplicating), so its meaning follows directly from the base plus '-ion'.
Etymology
The word supplication comes from the Latin parts sub- ('under') and plicare ('to bend' or 'fold'), and it originally meant to bend down or kneel before someone. So a supplication is a humble, earnest request — like bending low to ask for help.