supplication

About 0.68 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An act of supplicating; a humble request. du'a', minor or private prayer performed individually.
2. noun du'a', minor or private prayer performed individually.
3. noun A prayer or entreaty to a god.
4. noun In Ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, etc.
5. noun The process by which a doctorate at Oxford university is officially requested after a thesis has been approved.

Similar words

plea invocation prayer petition precation imploration supplicat obsecration asking imploring

Often followed by

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