| 单词 | intercession |
| 释义 | intercession (once / 1809 pages) n Intercession is prayer or petition in favor of someone else. When you started wearing a cap of the rival baseball team, your baseball-mad family made an intercession to the gods to save your soul. An intercession happens when you intercede in something, or act as a mediator or go-between to help solve a problem. Sometimes nations make intercessions in the internal affairs of other nations, if something brutal is happening. In that case, the intercession might involve sending troops, but often intercessions are verbal. If your friend is in trouble, you might make an intercession to try to get her out of trouble, especially if she's not good at explaining herself. WORD FAMILYintercession: intercessions+/intercede: interceded, intercedes, interceding, intercession USAGE EXAMPLESSeeking intercession from Thor after allowing Buffalo’s only goal? Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) Through the intercession of a bishop who was a friend of his father, Mr. Castro was spared immediate execution and was instead put on trial. Washington Post(Nov 26, 2016) We do not believe in idolatry or that you should have intercession, i.e., a saint or a priest will get you closer to God. National Geographic(Oct 30, 2016) 1n the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) Syn|Hypo|Hyper intervention intermediation, mediation the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement matchmakingmediation in order to bring about a marriage between others engagement, involution, involvement, participation the act of sharing in the activities of a group 2n a prayer to God on behalf of another person Hyper orison, petition, prayer reverent petition to a deity |
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