supplication
1. a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service • Syn: invocation • Derivationally related forms: invoke (for: invocation) • Hypernyms: prayer, petition, orison • Hyponyms: rogation • Part Holonyms: service, religious service, divine service 2. a humble request for help from someone in authority • Syn: plea • Derivationally related forms: supplicate • Hypernyms: entreaty, prayer, appeal 3. 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 • Syn: prayer • Derivationally related forms: pray (for: prayer) • Hypernyms: worship • Hyponyms: devotion, blessing, benediction
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