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intercession en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌɪn.təɹˈsɛ.ʃən/
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Etymology

First attested in the early 15th Century. From Middle French intercession, from Old French intercession, from Latin intercessiō, from intercēdō, from inter- (“between”) + cēdō (“to go”) (English cede), literally “go-between”.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of intervening or mediating between two parties.
   • Lady Marchmont found her companions in no mood for discourse. Her husband was asleep, and Ethel's languid voice was scarcely audible when she forced a reply to some trilling question; and Henrietta could perceive, from the convulsive movement, and from the short suppressed sob, that she was weeping. When they arrived at home, the light showed Ethel so pale, so worn out, that she thought all attempt at any intercession were best deferred to the morrow. It must, also, be confessed, that she felt too weary for much eloquence as a pleader. 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 69–70:
2. (countable, uncountable) A prayer to God on behalf of another person; especially, such a prayer offered by a heavenly saint on behalf of a mere mortal who has prayed to the saint for such help.

Forms

Deriveds

intercessional · intercessory · Intercession City · intercessation of saints

Relateds

intercessor · related terms (See also cede) · intercede

Translations (34)

is fyrirbæn (a prayer to God on behalf of another person) · de Fürbitte (a prayer to God on behalf of another person) · ka ქომაგობა (a prayer to God on behalf of another person) · bg ходатайство (the act of intervening) · fr intercession (the act of intervening) · uk заступництво (a prayer to God on behalf of another person) · pl modlitwa wstawiennicza (a prayer to God on behalf of another person) · sh zagovor (the act of intervening) · sh за̏гово̄р (the act of intervening) · is bænarstaður (a prayer to God on behalf of another person) · bg застъпничество (the act of intervening) · da forbøn (a prayer to God on behalf of another person) · ga idirghuí (a prayer to God on behalf of another person) · ru посре́дничество (the act of intervening) · pl interwencja (the act of intervening) · hu közbenjárás (the act of intervening) · da formidling (the act of intervening) · de Fürsprache (a prayer to God on behalf of another person) · cmn 代禱 /代祷 (a prayer to God on behalf of another person) · fr intercession (a prayer to God on behalf of another person) · io interceso (the act of intervening) · ar وَسَاطَة (the act of intervening) · sv förbön (a prayer to God on behalf of another person) · nl voorspraak (the act of intervening) · it intercessione (a prayer to God on behalf of another person) · ca intercessió (a prayer to God on behalf of another person) · pt intercessão (the act of intervening) · es intercesión (a prayer to God on behalf of another person) · pt intercessão (a prayer to God on behalf of another person) · da mellemkomst (the act of intervening) · ar شَفَاعَة (a prayer to God on behalf of another person) · is meðalganga (the act of intervening) · pl wstawiennictwo (the act of intervening) · fa شفاعت (a prayer to God on behalf of another person)