Synonyms & related words for intercession

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of intercession — including intervention, supplication, prayer, entreaty, interposition, rogation. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to intercession

Explore words related to intercession — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include intercessional, intercessory, interceding, interceder, intercessor, interceded, prayed, prayerful. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for intercession

Common synonyms for intercession include intervention, supplication, prayer, entreaty, interposition, rogation, mediation, orison — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does intercession come from?

The word intercession breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: inter-, from Latin inter (“between, within”); and -cess, from Latin cedo (“go, yield”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.