English Explanatory Dictionary

supplication

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An act of supplicating; a humble request.
  2. du'a', minor or private prayer performed individually.
  3. A prayer or entreaty to a god.
  4. In Ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, etc.
  5. The process by which a doctorate at Oxford university is officially requested after a thesis has been approved.

Pronunciation

/sʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-supplication.wav

Word forms

supplication supplications

Etymology

From Middle English supplicacioun, supplication, from Old French supplication, from Latin supplicatio, supplicationem, from supplicare (“to supplicate”). By surface analysis, supplicate + -ion.

Derived words

supplicational supplicationer

Translations

Bulgarian: молба Bulgarian: жалба Bulgarian: моли́тва Faroese: innilig umsókn Faroese: innilig bøn French: supplication German: Flehen German: Bitte German: Bitten German: Gebet German: Bittgebet Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽𐍃 Ancient Greek: ἱκετεία Hebrew: הִתְחַנְּנוּת Hebrew: תַּחֲנוּן Irish: impí Old English: hālsung Persian: لابه Russian: про́сьба Russian: мольба́ Russian: моли́тва Turkish: dua Ottoman Turkish: دعا Ottoman Turkish: نیاز Old Armenian: գութ Azerbaijani: yalvarış Greek: προσευχή Plautdietsch: Jebäd Polish: suplikacja
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