supplication
/sʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/
supplication noun: an act of supplicating; a humble request.
Noun
supplication (countable and uncountable, plural supplications)
- An act of supplicating; a humble request.
- If Trump defies the Court, there is little to restrain him from acting as an autocrat, given the supplication of Republicans in Congress.2025 April 10, Adam Serwer, “The Confrontation Between Trump and the Supreme Court Has Arrived”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2025
- A prayer or entreaty to a god.
- In Ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, etc.
- The process by which a doctorate at Oxford university is officially requested after a thesis has been approved.
supplication meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
supplication in Hindi
- supplication, plea; request
- मिन्नत minnat
- supplication
- दुआ duā, प्रार्थना prārthanā
supplication in Tamil
- supplication, solicitation, entreaty, request
- வரம் varam
supplication in Marathi
- a supplication or earnest plea, especially one made before a deity
- गाऱ्हाणे gārhāṇe
supplication in Urdu
- supplication
- پراتھنا prārthanā
- supplication, prayer
- تمنا tamannā
More languagesFewer languages
- supplication in Punjabi
- ਅਰਦਾਸ aradās
- supplication in Gujarati
- પ્રાર્થના prārthanā
- supplication in Persian
- لابه lâbe
Forms of supplication
| plural | supplications |
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Origin of supplication
From Middle English supplicacioun, supplication, from Old French supplication, from Latin supplicatio, supplicationem, from supplicare (“to supplicate”). By surface analysis, supplicate + -ion.
Words formed from supplication
Questions about supplication
- What does supplication mean?
- Supplication means an act of supplicating; a humble request.
- What is supplication in Hindi?
- Supplication in Hindi is मिन्नत (minnat), दुआ (duā), प्रार्थना (prārthanā). See Supplication meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is supplication?
- Supplication is a noun.
- How do you pronounce supplication?
- Supplication is pronounced /sʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of supplication?
- The plural of supplication is supplications.
Words near supplication in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: supplication (page history and authors); दुआ (Hindi) (page history and authors); வரம் (Tamil) (page history and authors); गाऱ्हाणे (Marathi) (page history and authors); تمنا (Urdu) (page history and authors); ਅਰਦਾਸ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); પ્રાર્થના (Gujarati) (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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