What does "supplication" mean?
Supplication: A humble petition; an earnest request; an entreaty.
Additional senses
- 2.(Rom. Antiq.) A religious solemnity observed in consequence of some military success, and also, in times of distress and danger, to avert the anger of the gods.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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