supplication

[ suhp-li-key-shuhn ]

noun

1. an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.

supplication

/ ˌsʌplɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of supplicating
2. a humble entreaty or petition; prayer

Other Words From

• nonsup·pli·cation noun
• presup·pli·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of supplication¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin supplicātiōn-, stem of supplicātiō; equivalent to supplicate + -ion

Example Sentences

In his characteristic manner, the judge mixed commendation, supplication and insinuation, mangling metaphors and whole sentences in service of cutting insights.

From Los Angeles Times

As the Peabody Award-winning television producer of non-fiction narrative programming and Founding Editor of Mediaite.com, Colby Hall, has written: This “creepy” and “messianic bit of messaging” will “cause many to cringe but others to fall to their knees in supplication.”

From Salon

“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.

From Washington Times

Unlike the bulk of Jewish worship, which must be done in public, tehillim are prayers most commonly whispered alone, in private supplication.

From Los Angeles Times

But he added that "when a blessing is requested, it is expressing a plea to God for help, a supplication to live better".

From BBC