English noun: supplication | |||
1. | supplication (communication) a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service | ||
Synonyms | invocation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | orison, petition, prayer | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | rogation | ||
Part meronym | divine service, religious service, service | ||
2. | supplication (communication) a humble request for help from someone in authority | ||
Synonyms | plea | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appeal, entreaty, prayer | ||
3. | supplication (act) the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving) | ||
Samples | The priest sank to his knees in prayer. | ||
Synonyms | prayer | ||
Broader (hypernym) | worship | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | benediction, blessing, devotion | ||