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supplication

英[,sʌplɪ'keɪʃn] 美[,sʌplɪ'keʃən]
  • n. 恳求;祈祷

英英释意


1. a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
2. a humble request for help from someone in authority
3. the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving);
"the priest sank to his knees in prayer"