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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. Syn. -- Entreaty; petition; solicitation; craving. (more info) 1. The act of supplicating; humble

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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. Syn. -- Entreaty; petition; solicitation; craving. (more info) 1. The act of supplicating; humble and earnest prayer, as in worship. 2. A humble petition; an earnest request; an entreaty.

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  • INSTANCE
    1. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion. Undertook at her instance to restore them. Sir W. Scott. 2. That which is instant or urgent; motive. The instances that second marriage
  • APPEALER
    One who makes an appeal.
  • ADJURATION
    1. The act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse; an earnest appeal. What an accusation could not effect, an adjuration shall. Bp. Hall. 2. The form of oath or appeal. Persons who . . . made use of prayer
  • APPEAL
    appellare to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to appellere to drive to; ad + pellere to drive. See Pulse, and cf. To make application for the removal of from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review
  • ENTREATY
    1. Treatment; reception; entertainment. B. Jonson. 2. The act of entreating or beseeching; urgent prayer; earnest petition; pressing solicitation. Fair entreaty, and sweet blandishment. Spenser. Syn. -- Solicitation; request; suit; supplication;
  • PETITIONARILY
    By way of begging the question; by an assumption. Sir T. Browne.
  • CRAVEN
    Cowardly; fainthearted; spiritless. "His craven heart." Shak. The poor craven bridegroom said never a word. Sir. W. Scott. In craven fear of the sarcasm of Dorset. Macualay. (more info) struck down, p. p. of cravanter, crevanter, to break, crush,
  • SUPPLICATION
    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. Syn. -- Entreaty; petition; solicitation; craving. (more info) 1. The act of supplicating; humble
  • PETITIONEE
    A person cited to answer, or defend against, a petition.
  • PRAYERFUL
    Given to prayer; praying much or often; devotional. "The prayerful man." J. S. Blackie. -- Prayer"ful*ly, adv. -- Prayer"ful*ness, n.
  • APPEALABLE
    1. Capable of being appealed against; that may be removed to a higher tribunal for decision; as, the cause is appealable. 2. That may be accused or called to answer by appeal; as, a criminal is appealable for manslaughter.
  • PETITION
    1. A prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty; especially, a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer to the Supreme Being, or to a person of superior power, rank, or authority; also, a single clause in such a prayer. A house of
  • CRAVATTED
    Wearing a cravat. The young men faultlessly appointed, handsomely cravatted. Thackeray.
  • APPEALING
    That appeals; imploring. -- Ap*peal"*ing*ly, adv. -- Ap*peal"ing*ness, n.
  • CRAVER
    One who craves or begs.
  • PETITIONARY
    1. Supplicatory; making a petition. Pardon Rome, and any petitionary countrymen. Shak. 2. Containing a petition; of the nature of a petition; as, a petitionary epistle. Swift.
  • PETITIONING
    The act of presenting apetition; a supplication.
  • CRAVE
    Etym: 1. To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore. I crave your honor's pardon. Shak. Joseph . . . went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. Mark xv.
  • APPLICATION
    1. The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb. 2. The thing applied. He invented a new application by which blood might be stanched. Johnson. 3. The act of applying as a means; the
  • REQUEST
    LL. requesta, for requisita, fr. L. requirere, requisitum, to seek 1. The act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty. I will marry her, sir, at your request. Shak. 2. That which
  • REAPPLICATION
    The act of reapplying, or the state of being reapplied.
  • BIDDING PRAYER
    The prayer for the souls of benefactors, said before the sermon.
  • REPETITIONAL; REPETITIONARY
    Of the nature of, or containing, repetition.
  • REPETITIONER
    One who repeats.

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