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supplication

Pronunciation: /sʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/

The English word “supplication” has 5 meanings listed here.

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.

Etymology

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

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