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单词 supplication
释义
supplication
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n

Think of a supplication as sort of a prayer, a request for help from a deity. The word carries a sense of awe and adoration with it, suggesting something tentative, even servile, a respectful appeal to a higher power.
Although it is a noun, supplication comes from the Latin verb supplicare, which means "to plead humbly." While a supplication is often thought of as a religious prayer (it is used 60 times in the Bible), it can logically be applied to any situation in which you must entreat someone in power for help or a favor. Still, it carries with it an aura of religiosity and deep entreaty, and should not be used to describe just any simple request.
WORD FAMILY
supplication: supplications+/suppliant: suppliantly, suppliants, supplicate/supplicate: supplicated, supplicates, supplicating, supplication, supplicatory
USAGE EXAMPLES
My eyes were closed in grief when suddenly I seemed to see him before me, his arms bent and lifted upward in supplication.
New York Times(Dec 02, 2016)
The central image is of a statuesque woman seated on a throne, with two black figures in supplication before her.
The New Yorker(Sep 24, 2016)
Muslims believe that a supplication at that place at that time will be answered.
New York Times(Sep 10, 2016)
1n the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
prayer
devotion
(usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently)
benediction, blessing
the act of praying for divine protection
bhakti
(Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and nirvana; open to all persons independent of caste or sex
novena
a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days
Stations, Stations of the Cross
(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
worship
the activity of worshipping
2n a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
invocation
rogation
a solemn supplication ceremony prescribed by the church
orison, petition, prayer
reverent petition to a deity
3n a humble request for help from someone in authority
Syn|Hyper
plea
appeal, entreaty, prayer
earnest or urgent request
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