deesis
Meanings
noun
- A call to witness.
- A vehement expression of desire, as in "think of the children!" or requests preceded by "for God's sake".
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δέησις (déēsis, “entreaty, petition, want”), from δέω (déō, “lack, miss”), δέομαι (déomai, “beg”).
Synonyms
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.