ˌsəpləˈkāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin supplication-, supplicatio, from supplicatus (past participle of supplicare to supplicate) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or process of supplicating : humble and earnest entreaty
pained by such tender, such flattering supplication — Jane Austen
2.
a.
(1) archaic : a formal written petition
(2) : supplicat
b. : a humble and earnest petition : entreaty , solicitation
the last supplication … I make of you is, that you will believe this of me — Charles Dickens
c. : a humble prayer to a deity for mercy, aid, or special blessing
kneeling together on a spit of sand, with their arms raised in supplication — R.L.Stevenson
3. obsolete : a public religious observance of thanksgiving or religious humiliation in ancient Rome : a day set apart for such an observance