supplication : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: supplication	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for supplication
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
supplication n a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service Synonym(s): invocation, supplication a humble request for help from someone in authority Synonym(s): supplication, plea the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer" Synonym(s): prayer, supplication
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supplication \Sup`pli*ca"tion\, n. [F. supplication, L. supplicatio.] 1. The act of supplicating; humble and earnest prayer, as in worship. 2. A humble petition; an earnest request; an entreaty. 3. (Rom. Antiq.) A religious solemnity observed in consequence of some military success, and also, in times of distress and danger, to avert the anger of the gods. Syn: Entreaty; petition; solicitation; craving.