intercession
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·ter·ces·sion /ˌɪntəˈseʃən $ -tər-/ noun formal 1. [uncountable]SUPPORT A PERSON, GROUP, OR PLAN when someone talks to a person in authority in order to prevent something bad happening to someone else 求情，说情 → intercede2. [countable, uncountable]RR a prayer asking for someone to be helped or cured 代祷，代人祈求的祷告Origin intercession (1400-1500) French Latin intercedere; → INTERCEDE
in·ter·ces·sion nounChineseSyllable
intercession
in‧ter‧ces‧sion /ˌɪntəˈseʃən $ -tər-/
noun formal1. [uncountable] when someone talks to a person in authority in order to prevent something bad happening to someone else ⇨ intercede
2. [uncountable and countable] a prayer asking for someone to be helped or cured
in‧ter‧ces‧sion /ˌɪntəˈseʃən $ -tər-/
noun formal1. [uncountable] when someone talks to a person in authority in order to prevent something bad happening to someone else ⇨ intercede2. [uncountable and countable] a prayer asking for someone to be helped or cured