KJV Dictionary - supplication
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SUPPLICATION
SUPPLICA'TION, n. L. supplicatio.
1. Entreaty; humble and earnest prayer in worship. In all our supplications to the Father of mercies, let us remember a world lying in ignorance and wickedness.
2. Petition; earnest request.
3. In Roman antiquity, a religious solemnity observed in consequence of some military success. It consisted in sacrifices, feasting, offering thanks, and praying for a continuance of success.
Definition from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.
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