ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkrāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English obsecracioun, from Latin obsecration-, obsecratio, from obsecratus (past participle of obsecrare to beseech) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : supplication ; specifically : a supplicatory prayer mentioning in its appeal things or events held to be sacred
“through thy victory over death, O Lord, deliver us” is an obsecration
2. : deesis