supplication, n.
(supplications)
(supplications)
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
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prayer supplication
sample sentences
"the priest sank to his knees in prayer"
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derivationally related form
a humble request for help from someone in authority
<noun.communication>
plea supplication
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derivationally related form
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hypernym
a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
invocation supplication
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derivationally related form
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