supplication en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /sʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/
Etymology
From Middle English supplicacioun, supplication, from Old French supplication, from Latin supplicatio, supplicationem, from supplicare (“to supplicate”). By surface analysis, supplicate + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An act of supplicating; a humble request.
If Trump defies the Court, there is little to restrain him from acting as an autocrat, given the supplication of Republicans in Congress.
2025 April 10, Adam Serwer, “The Confrontation Between Trump and the Supreme Court Has Arrived”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2025:
- (countable, uncountable) An act of supplicating; a humble request. ▸ du'a', minor or private prayer performed individually.
- (countable, uncountable) A prayer or entreaty to a god.
- (countable, historical, uncountable) In Ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, etc.
- (countable, uncountable) The process by which a doctorate at Oxford university is officially requested after a thesis has been approved.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplications | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
supplicational · supplicationer
Translations (36)
tr dua (a prayer) · ru мольба́ (an act of supplicating) · bg жалба (an act of supplicating) · ga impí (an act of supplicating) · bg моли́тва (a prayer) · ota دعا (a prayer) · de Bittgebet (a prayer) · ru моли́тва (a prayer) · ang hālsung (an act of supplicating) · de Gebet (a prayer) · fr supplication (an act of supplicating) · pl suplikacja (a prayer) · tr dua (an act of supplicating) · fa لابه (an act of supplicating) · fa لابه (a prayer) · ru мольба́ (a prayer) · bg молба (an act of supplicating) · de Bitten (an act of supplicating) · de Flehen (a prayer) · de Flehen (an act of supplicating) · got 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽𐍃 (an act of supplicating) · grc ἱκετεία (a prayer) · xcl գութ (a prayer) · el προσευχή (a prayer) · fo innilig umsókn (an act of supplicating) · de Bitte (an act of supplicating) · grc ἱκετεία (an act of supplicating) · ota نیاز (an act of supplicating) · he תַּחֲנוּן (a prayer) · az yalvarış (a prayer) · pdt Jebäd (a prayer) · got 𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍂𐍉𐌽𐍃 (a prayer) · fo innilig bøn (a prayer) · he הִתְחַנְּנוּת (an act of supplicating) · ru про́сьба (an act of supplicating) · ota دعا (an act of supplicating)