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rogation

UK/ɹəʊˈɡeɪ.ʃən//ɹoʊˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

rogation noun: a deeply serious and somber prayer or entreaty.

Noun

rogation (countable and uncountable, plural rogations)

  1. A deeply serious and somber prayer or entreaty.
    • He perfecteth the rogations or litanies before in use.[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)
  2. (Roman, historical) The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a proposed law or decree.

rogation meaning in Urdu

rogation in Urdu

التجا

Forms of rogation

pluralrogations

Origin of rogation

Borrowed from Latin rogātiō, from rogō (“request”). By surface analysis, Latin rog- + -ate + -ion.

Words formed from rogation

Phrases with rogation

Questions about rogation

What does rogation mean?
Rogation means a deeply serious and somber prayer or entreaty.
What is rogation in Urdu?
Rogation in Urdu is التجا. See Rogation meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is rogation?
Rogation is a noun.
How do you pronounce rogation?
Rogation is pronounced /ɹəʊˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of rogation?
The plural of rogation is rogations.

Words near rogation in the dictionary

  1. Roganville
  2. rogaratinib
  3. Rogart
  4. Rogate
  5. Rogate Sunday
  6. rogation
  7. Rogation Day
  8. Rogation Days
  9. Rogation Sunday
  10. Rogation Week
  11. Rogation Weeks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rogation (page history and authors); rogation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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