supplication

  • 81appeal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. entreaty, plea, begging, petition; resort; attractiveness, attraction. See request, lawsuit. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A plea] Syn. request, plea, bid, claim, suit, submission, solicitation, petition,… …

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  • 82petition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plea, request, entreaty, supplication, prayer; asking, address. v. t. ask, beg, entreat, request, plead, appeal, implore. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. prayer, request, supplication; see appeal 1 . v. Syn.… …

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  • 83plea — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. request, petition; assertion, allegation, advocation, advocacy; pretext, pretense, subterfuge, feint, blind; excuse, vindication. See lawsuit. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An appeal] Syn. overture, request …

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  • 84entreaty — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. petition, supplication, plea; see appeal 1 , request . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. plea, appeal, supplication, solicitation, prayer, bid, cry, request, petition, imploration. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An earnest… …

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  • 85implore — [c]/ɪmˈplɔ / (say im plaw) verb (implored, imploring) –verb (t) 1. to call upon in urgent or piteous supplication, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: they implored him to go. 2. to make urgent supplication for (aid, mercy, pardon, etc.).… …

  • 86παραιτήσει — παραίτησις supplication fem nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) παραιτήσεϊ , παραίτησις supplication fem dat sg (epic) παραίτησις supplication fem dat sg (attic ionic) παραιτέομαι beg of fut ind mp 2nd sg παραιτέομαι beg of aor subj act 3rd sg (epic)… …

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  • 87Court of Consience — Request Re*quest (r[ e]*kw[hand]st ), n. [OE. requeste, OF. requeste, F. requ[^e]te, LL. requesta, for requisita, fr. L. requirere, requisitum, to seek again, ask for. See {Require}, and cf. {Quest}.] 1. The act of asking for anything desired;… …

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  • 88Court of Requests — Request Re*quest (r[ e]*kw[hand]st ), n. [OE. requeste, OF. requeste, F. requ[^e]te, LL. requesta, for requisita, fr. L. requirere, requisitum, to seek again, ask for. See {Require}, and cf. {Quest}.] 1. The act of asking for anything desired;… …

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  • 89I pray — Pray Pray, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Praying}.] [OE. preien, OF. preier, F. prier, L. precari, fr. prex, precis, a prayer, a request; akin to Skr. prach to ask, AS. frignan, fr[=i]nan, fricgan, G. fragen, Goth. fra[ i]hnan.… …

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  • 90Petition — Pe*ti tion, n. [F. p[ e]tition, L. petitio, fr. petere, petitum, to beg, ask, seek; perh. akin to E. feather, or find.] 1. A prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty; especially, a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer to the… …

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