supplication
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++sup·pli·ca·tion /ˌsʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] literary RRASK FOR something/ASK somebody TO DO somethingwhen someone asks for help from someone in power or from God 〔尤指向当权者或上帝的〕恳求，哀求，祈求in supplication Paolo knelt and bowed his head in supplication. 保罗跪下来低头祈求。
Examples from the Corpus
supplication• The last of the prayers, however, is still a supplication.• It would be quite inapplicable, however, to such a supplication as the final pericope of the present group.• Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.• To the voice of my supplication.• Our Lady of Lourdes looked at the doorway opposite her in a gesture of supplication.• Something about this pious supplication troubled her.• The original series concluded with the supplication for Jerusalem.• She looked back at Jack in wordless supplication.in supplication• The man fell to his knees, his arms stretched out in supplication.sup·pli·ca·tion nounChineseSyllable
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supplication
sup‧pli‧ca‧tion /ˌsʌpləˈkeɪʃən, ˌsʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/
noun [uncountable] literary
when someone asks for help from someone in power or from God
in supplication
Paolo knelt and bowed his head in supplication.
sup‧pli‧ca‧tion /ˌsʌpləˈkeɪʃən, ˌsʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/
noun [uncountable] literarywhen someone asks for help from someone in power or from God
in supplication