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

Without the psalms they are said on the feast of Saint Mark and on the three rogation days.

From Project Gutenberg

To have no definite date conveyed by the term 'Rogation Sunday' is to the clerical mind gross ignorance.

From Project Gutenberg

It was the first of the Rogation days, which an Anglican may see, in his book of common-prayer, noted as days of abstinence.

From Project Gutenberg