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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 |