Supplication - Definition
supplication
n 1: a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
[syn: invocation, supplication]
2: a humble request for help from someone in authority [syn:
supplication, plea]
3: the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a
petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the
priest sank to his knees in prayer" [syn: prayer,
supplication]