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单词 obsecration
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Definition of obsecration in English:

obsecration

noun ˌɒbsɪˈkreɪʃ(ə)nˌäbsəˈkrāSHən
mass nounrare
  • Earnest pleading or supplication.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,’ he began in obsecration.
    • Well, perhaps not, for it can better be read as the futile obsecration of one pro-Roman faction, losing out to their retro-Celtic foes.
    • An obsecration was, and is, part of all ancient and modern oaths.
    Synonyms
    plea, appeal, request, petition, cry from the heart

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin obsecratio(n-), from obsecrare 'entreat', based on sacer, sacr- 'sacred'.

 
 

Definition of obsecration in US English:

obsecration

nounˌäbsəˈkrāSHən
rare
  • Earnest pleading or supplication.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Well, perhaps not, for it can better be read as the futile obsecration of one pro-Roman faction, losing out to their retro-Celtic foes.
    • ‘Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,’ he began in obsecration.
    • An obsecration was, and is, part of all ancient and modern oaths.
    Synonyms
    plea, appeal, request, petition, cry from the heart

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin obsecratio(n-), from obsecrare ‘entreat’, based on sacer, sacr- ‘sacred’.

 
 
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