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单词 supplication
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Definition of supplication in English:

supplication

noun ˌsʌplɪˈkeɪʃnˌsəpləˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • The action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly.

    he fell to his knees in supplication
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Councils may be able to make their supplications to the State Government and Parliament but, in the end, they have to comply with the law.
    • He read out the text, directed the contract and made graceful supplications.
    • They used to offer their supplications before these deities in rhymed prose and sought revelation.
    • His gesture is somewhere between surrender and supplication.
    • The women's defiant attitude was the greatest surprise to the authorities who expected tears, supplications and general weakness.
    Synonyms
    entreaty, plea, appeal, petition, solicitation, exhortation, urge, prayer, invocation, suit, request, application
    beseeching, begging, pleading
    archaic orison
    rare imploration, obsecration

Definition of supplication in US English:

supplication

nounˌsəpləˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌsəpləˈkāSH(ə)n
  • The action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly.

    he fell to his knees in supplication
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His gesture is somewhere between surrender and supplication.
    • They used to offer their supplications before these deities in rhymed prose and sought revelation.
    • Councils may be able to make their supplications to the State Government and Parliament but, in the end, they have to comply with the law.
    • The women's defiant attitude was the greatest surprise to the authorities who expected tears, supplications and general weakness.
    • He read out the text, directed the contract and made graceful supplications.
    Synonyms
    entreaty, plea, appeal, petition, solicitation, exhortation, urge, prayer, invocation, suit, request, application
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