ROGATION


Meaning of ROGATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rō-ˈgā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English rogacion, from Late Latin rogation-, rogatio, from Latin, questioning, from rogare to ask — more at right

Date: 14th century

1. : litany , supplication

2. : the religious observance of the Rogation Days — often used in plural

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