supplication

noun

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

a humble request for help from someone in authority

a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service

Roots

subsup- · Latin · under, below plico-plic · Latin · fold

Synonyms for supplication

prayern obsecrationn obtestationn plean entreatyn supplicatingv invocationn beseechingadj implorationn imploringadj entreatingv intercessionn adjurationn

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The word supplication breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: sup-, from Latin sub (“under, below”); and -plic, from Latin plico (“fold”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.