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单词 supplication
释义 sup·pli·ca·tion
\ˌsəpləˈkāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin supplication-, supplicatio, from supplicatus (past participle of supplicare to supplicate) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or process of supplicating : humble and earnest entreaty
 < pained by such tender, such flattering supplication — Jane Austen >
2.
 a.
  (1) archaic : a formal written petition
  (2) : supplicat
 b. : a humble and earnest petition : entreaty, solicitation
  < the last supplication … I make of you is, that you will believe this of me — Charles Dickens >
 c. : a humble prayer to a deity for mercy, aid, or special blessing
  < kneeling together on a spit of sand, with their arms raised in supplication — R.L.Stevenson >
3. obsolete : a public religious observance of thanksgiving or religious humiliation in ancient Rome : a day set apart for such an observance
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