ROGATION


Meaning of ROGATION in English

[ rə(ʊ)'geɪʃ(ə)n ]

■ noun (in the Christian Church) a solemn supplication consisting of the litany of the saints chanted on the three days before Ascension Day.

Origin

ME: from L. rogatio(n-) , from rogare 'ask'.

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