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supplication
[ suhp-li-key-shuhn ]
supplication
/ ˌsʌplɪˈkeɪʃən /
noun
- the act of supplicating
- a humble entreaty or petition; prayer
Other Words From
- nonsup·pli·cation noun
- presup·pli·cation noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of supplication1
Example Sentences
In his characteristic manner, the judge mixed commendation, supplication and insinuation, mangling metaphors and whole sentences in service of cutting insights.
“Two hundred years ago, the Congress of the United States issued a Thanksgiving Proclamation stating that it was ‘the indispensable duty of all nations’ to offer both praise and supplication to God.
Unlike the bulk of Jewish worship, which must be done in public, tehillim are prayers most commonly whispered alone, in private supplication.
But he added that "when a blessing is requested, it is expressing a plea to God for help, a supplication to live better".
“These goals are impossible to reconcile. That is how we wind up with constraints on domestic oil production combined with supplication to the Saudis for increases in output,” Mr. Zycher stated in a 2022 article.
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