单词 | intercession |
释义 | intercession[ in-ter-sesh-uhn ] / ˌɪn tərˈsɛʃ ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR intercession ON THESAURUS.COM nounan act or instance of interceding. an interposing or pleading on behalf of another person. a prayer to God on behalf of another. Roman History. the interposing of a veto, as by a tribune. Origin of intercession1400–50; late Middle English <Latin intercessiōn- (stem of intercessiō), equivalent to intercess(us) past participle of intercēdere to intercede (equivalent to interced- variant stem + -tus past participle suffix, with -dt->-ss-) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM intercessionin·ter·ces·sion·al, adjectivepre·in·ter·ces·sion, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH intercessionintercession , intersessionWords nearby intercessionintercellular canaliculus, intercensal, intercept, interception, interceptor, intercession, intercessor, intercessory, interchange, interchangeable, interchurch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for intercessionBritish Dictionary definitions for intercessionintercession / (ˌɪntəˈsɛʃən) / nounthe act or an instance of interceding the act of interceding or offering petitionary prayer to God on behalf of others such petitionary prayer Roman history the interposing of a veto by a tribune or other magistrate Derived forms of intercessionintercessional or intercessory, adjectiveintercessor, nounintercessorial, adjectiveWord Origin for intercessionC16: from Latin intercessio; see intercede Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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