supplication English

Meaning supplication meaning

What does supplication mean?

supplication

— noun a humble request for help from someone in authority

— noun (= invocation) a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service

— noun (= prayer) 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

Synonyms supplication synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as supplication?

supplication English » English

entreaty

prayer

request

plea

petition

appeal

solicitation

invocation

rogation

orison

demand

suit

requisition

praying

pleading

supplicating

suppliance

petitioning

paternoster

obsecration

need

intercession

imploration

humble entreaty

earnest request

earnest entreaty

devotions

blessing

begging

asking

application

adjuration

Topics supplication topics

What do people use supplication to talk about?

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Pray

• What words refer to prayer?
  prayer supplication intercession petition thanksgiving grace benediction