obsecration
noun
ob·se·cra·tion
plural -s
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
Word History
Etymology
Middle English obsecracioun, from Latin obsecration-, obsecratio, from obsecratus (past participle of obsecrare to beseech) + -ion-, -io -ion
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