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obsecration|ɒbsɪˈkreɪʃən|
[ad. L. obsecrātiōn-em, n. of action f. obsecrāre to obsecrate: perh. immed. a. F. obsécration (13th c. in Godef.).]
1. Earnest entreaty, supplication; sometimes in orig. L. sense, Entreaty made in the name of the deity or some sacred thing.
1382Wyclif Ps. cxlii[i]. 1 Lord..parceyue myn obsecracioun [Vulg. obsecrationem]. ― Prov. xviii. 23 With obsecraciouns speketh the pore man. 1482Monk of Evesham (Arb.) 25 For hys enmyes..he made meruailous prayers and obsecracyons. 1577tr. Bullinger's Decades (1592) 914 In inuocation or petition we comprehend obsecration, which is a more vehement praier. a1699Stillingfleet (J.), That these were comprehended under the sacra, is manifest from the old form of obsecration. 1854Faber Growth in Holiness xv. (1872) 275 Obsecration is the adding of some motive or adjuration to our demands [in prayer]. 1883Stevenson Silverado Sq. iii. (1886) 17 Behold the analyst..raising hands in obsecration, attesting god Lyœus.
b. Rhet. (See quots.)
1609R. Barnerd Faithf. Sheph. 67 Obsecration; this is making of request to the Hearers..intreating the auditory to yeeld some thing for their good. 1837Encycl. Brit. (ed. 7) XVI. 319/1 Obsecration, in Rhetoric, a figure by which the orator implores the assistance of God or man.
2. spec. One of the suffrages or prayers of the Litany introduced by the word ‘by’ (L. per).
1877E. Daniel Prayerbook 172 The Obsecrations which commence at ver. 11 are prayers for deliverance from sin and its consequences. 1890Mrs. Penny Caste & Creed II. v. 133 He began the Litany..he selected certain of the obsecrations.
Hence obseˈcrationary a. = next.
1829T. Hook Bank to Barnes 76 The obsecrationary objurgation is beautiful. |