supplication
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English supplicacioun, supplication, from Old French supplication, from Latin supplicatio, supplicationem, from supplicare (“to supplicate”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
supplication (countable and uncountable, plural supplications)
- An act of supplicating; a humble request.
- A prayer or entreaty to a god.
- (historical) In Ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, etc.
- The process by which a doctorate at Oxford university is officially requested after a thesis has been approved.
Translations edit
an act of supplicating
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a prayer
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French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin supplicātiōnem.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
supplication f (plural supplications)
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Further reading edit
- “supplication”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.