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Supplication Definition & Meaning

supplication
noun
  1. a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
  2. a humble request for help from someone in authority
  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"

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What does supplication mean?
a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service a humble request for help from someone in authority 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"
What part of speech is supplication?
Supplication is a noun.
How many definitions does supplication have?
Supplication has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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