supplication
pronunciation
How to pronounce supplication in British English:
UK [ˌsʌplɪˈkeɪʃn]
How to pronounce supplication in American English:
US [ˌsʌplɪˈkeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
- a humble request for help from someone in authority
- the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
Word Origin
- supplication (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French suplicacion "humble request," from Latin supplicationem (nominative supplicatio) "a public prayer, thanksgiving day," noun of action from past participle stem of supplicare "plead humbly" (see supple). In ancient Rome, a religious solemnity, especially in thanksgiving for a victory or in times of public danger.
Example
- 1. His supplication had touched her .
- 2. Politely , and with some measure of supplication , but plain as day .
- 3. The correct prayer is therefore never a prayer of supplication , but a prayer of gratitude .
- 4. Give ear to my prayer , o god ; and hide not thyself from my supplication .
- 5. Give ear to my prayer , o god ; and hide not yourself from my supplication .