supplication

CEFRC1

/sʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A humble and urgent request.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A prayer or entreaty to a god.

Examples

  • She clasped her hands together in supplication.

  • If Trump defies the Court, there is little to restrain him from acting as an autocrat, given the supplication of Republicans in Congress.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An act of supplicating; a humble request.

  2. du'a', minor or private prayer performed individually.

  3. The process by which a doctorate at Oxford university is officially requested after a thesis has been approved.

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Question 1 · Quick check

The homeless man made a heartfelt blank for food and shelter during the cold winter night.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English supplicacioun, supplication, from Old French supplication, from Latin supplicatio, supplicationem, from supplicare (“to supplicate”). By surface analysis, supplicate + -ion.