obsecration

noun

ob·​se·​cra·​tion

plural -s

1

: supplication

specifically : a supplicatory prayer mentioning in its appeal things or events held to be sacred

"through thy victory over death, O Lord, deliver us" is an obsecration

2

: deesis

Word History

Etymology

Middle English obsecracioun, from Latin obsecration-, obsecratio, from obsecratus (past participle of obsecrare to beseech) + -ion-, -io -ion

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