noun a figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance of god or man.
2. obsecration ·noun the act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations of the litany, being those clauses beginning with "by.".
noun a figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance of god or man.
2. obsecration ·noun the act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations of the litany, being those clauses beginning with "by.".
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012