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supplication
/sʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/
noun 5
Collocations
4ADJ.
together
VERB + SUPPLICATION
given, hands
SUPPLICATION + NOUN
republicans
PREP.
in, in
Definitions
noun
1
An act of supplicating; a humble request.
If Trump defies the Court, there is little to restrain him from acting as an autocrat, given the supplication of Republicans in Congress.
2
An act of supplicating; a humble request.
3
A prayer or entreaty to a god.
4
In Ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, etc.
5
The process by which a doctorate at Oxford university is officially requested after a thesis has been approved.
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Synonyms
noun — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petit
noun — a humble request for help from someone in authority
noun — a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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If Trump defies the Court, there is little to restrain him from acting as an autocrat, given the supplication of Republicans in Congress.
Wiktionary02
"Let me keep the child!" she answered, beginning to tremble and falling on her knees in supplication.
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She clasped her hands together in supplication.
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