rogation

[ roh-gey-shuhn ]

noun

1. Usually rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days Rogation Days before Ascension Day.
2. Roman History.
   1. the proposing by the consuls or tribunes of a law to be passed by the people.
   2. a law so proposed.

rogation

/ rəʊˈɡeɪʃən /

noun

1. usually plural Christianity a solemn supplication, esp in a form of ceremony prescribed by the Church

Word History and Origins

Origin of rogation¹

1350–1400; Middle English rogacio ( u ) n < Latin rogātiōn- (stem of rogātiō ), equivalent to rogāt ( us ) (past participle of rogāre to ask, beg) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of rogation¹

C14: from Latin rogātiō , from rogāre to ask, make supplication

Example Sentences

The Rogation Dragon in France was borne, during the first two days of the three, before the cross, with a great tail stuffed with chaff, but on the third day it was carried behind the cross, with the tail emptied of its contents.

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During the three Rogation days, which took the place of the Roman processional festivals of the Ambarvalia and Cerealia, the Dragon was carried as a symbol both in England and on the continent.

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And in the third part of the homily for rogation week, they declare that when after contrition we feel our consciences at peace with God through the remission of our sin, it is God that worketh this miracle in us.

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Alfred was King of Wessex from 871 to 901, and we learn from his laws that if a thief was caught stealing on Sunday, at Yule, at Easter, on Holy Thursday, or during Rogation days, the penalty was double the amount of fine inflicted during the Lenten fast.

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Rogation, rō-gā′shun, n. an asking: supplication.—n.pl.

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