SUPPLICATION
\sˌʌplɪkˈe͡ɪʃən], \sˌʌplɪkˈeɪʃən], \s_ˌʌ_p_l_ɪ_k_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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The act of supplicating; humble and earnest prayer, as in worship.
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A humble petition; an earnest request; an entreaty.
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A religious solemnity observed in consequence of some military success, and also, in times of distress and danger, to avert the anger of the gods.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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