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单词 intercession
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Definition of intercession in English:

intercession

noun ˌɪntəˈsɛʃ(ə)nˌɪn(t)ərˈsɛʃən
mass noun
  • 1The action of intervening on behalf of another.

    he only escaped ruin by the intercession of his peers with the king
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The a la carte option is opposed by the U.S. cable industry and would require government intercession.
    • Returned home he relates the incident, and only through his mother's intercession escapes a thrashing from his honest father, for telling a lie.
    • It was only after the intercession of Margaret Atwood and David Suzuki (among others) that finally, a place was found for Mathews at SFU in the Department of Canadian Studies.
    • It equips them to communicate, to criticise, to escape, or to interpret scripture, all without the intercession of the master-class.
    • But while Mandelson's intercession may have guaranteed Prescott the interim support of Brown, it inevitably increased the momentum against him.
    • Many different stories circulated as to how this came about, the most famous involving the intercession of a certain ‘Lady Hope’.
    • They are entitled to expect the intervention and, if necessary, intercession of their local councillor to vindicate their rights.
    • In 1958, thanks to Charlton Heston's intercession, he was allowed to write and direct Touch of Evil.
    • To a certain extent that paves the way for the European Union to occupy the vacuum, but so far its attempts at intercession have cut little ice.
    • With peer intercession, colleagues of the same status level in the organization are chosen from that nurse's department or another unit.
    • It goes with the territory and I don't seek a particular intercession on his behalf in relation to criticism.
    • This call may or may not have had anything to do with an intercession Haughey may or may not have made to the IRA when Dunne was kidnapped for ransom.
    • Ayyoub, however, eventually managed to join the theatre institute thanks to the timely intercession of an enlightened, artistic uncle who wrote poetry and published several collections.
    • Besides Monferrato and parts of western Lombardy he received - through the intercession of the British negotiators - Sicily and the title of king that it conferred.
    • ‘The Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya can only partially hope for the intercession of foreign leaders visiting Tripoli,’ the article said.
    • Abduh was finally allowed back in Egypt in 1889, reportedly with Lord Cromer's intercession.
    Synonyms
    mediation, intermediation, negotiation, arbitration, conciliation, intervention, interposition, involvement, action
    pleading, petition, entreaty, supplication, good offices, agency, shuttle diplomacy
    rare mediatorship
    1. 1.1 The action of saying a prayer on behalf of another.
      prayers of intercession
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The wedding feast at Cana teaches us the importance of intercession.
      • The intercession of a thousand journalists is heard as Vatican officials clarify earlier comments and insist the Pope is no closer to the Next Life than he was 24 hours ago.
      • People are still being cured through his intercession in ways that cannot be explained by medicine or science.
      • We should resolve to maintain prayer as a priority, cultivating a spirit of intercession, praying over all we do.
      • Had Moses' intercession brought bread from heaven and water from the rock?
      • On the periphery of my consciousness I could make out rows of weeping women throwing money and sprinkling rosewater at the tomb, while they made wishes, begged intercession for sick children, or just prayed.
      • People ask about the varieties of prayer: petition, thanksgiving, praise, and intercession.
      • The Calcutta archdiocese has sent the Vatican information on a supposedly miraculous cure through the intercession of Mother Teresa.
      • Prayers and Masses sent her way (especially by any of you folk with a particular charism of intercession and healing) would be greatly appreciated!
      • It's entirely through St. Anne's intercession and God's protection that this house is standing and that I am still alive.
      • If the Vatican then confirms a miracle has occurred after John Paul's death thanks to his intercession, he can be beatified.
      • By this simple gesture I no longer belong to myself but am consecrated for the specific mission of being a woman of prayer and intercession for the Church.
      • Who knows how many wounded hearts will be healed through our intercession?
      • She had already received last rights but was healed after prayers of intercession for her healing.
      • He dies on the spot for his crime, but all see his soul ascend to heaven thanks to Brendan's intercession.
      • If your gift is intercession or healing, she could sure use your charism right now.
      • Every day I come across those who get on with the work that God has put them on earth to do without fussing, those who encourage, those who edify, those who live a life of intercession.
      • With his power and intercession, even when he seems distant, he is ready to help us carry our burdens.
      • After we have prayed for ourselves, let's get into intercession for others!
      • Because of the doctrine of purgatory, the dead remained closely tied to the community of the living, linked by bonds of prayer and intercession.

Derivatives

  • intercessional

  • adjective ˌɪntəˈsɛʃ(ə)n(ə)l
    • In the Byzantine intercessional liturgy the two virtues that were mentioned in commemoration for the emperor were orthodoxy and piety.
  • intercessory

  • adjective
    • I hope I do not forget to mention that one day, standing in the kitchen, my mother explained intercessory prayer to me.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • That sainthood is valued for its intercessory value is clearly indicated by the fact that the primary method of identifying who will be canonized is by the performing of miracles.
      • Questions raised by intercessory prayer and distant healing are far reaching, challenging basic assumptions about the nature of consciousness, space, time, and causality.
      • Write down your intercessory prayers and record how they are answered.
      • Increasingly, claims are being made about the positive effect of ‘spirituality’ on the sick and even for the ‘proven’ benefits of intercessory prayer.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin intercessio(n-), from the verb intercedere (see intercede).

 
 

Definition of intercession in US English:

intercession

nounˌin(t)ərˈseSHənˌɪn(t)ərˈsɛʃən
  • 1The action of intervening on behalf of another.

    through the intercession of friends, I was able to obtain her a sinecure
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Besides Monferrato and parts of western Lombardy he received - through the intercession of the British negotiators - Sicily and the title of king that it conferred.
    • The a la carte option is opposed by the U.S. cable industry and would require government intercession.
    • Abduh was finally allowed back in Egypt in 1889, reportedly with Lord Cromer's intercession.
    • This call may or may not have had anything to do with an intercession Haughey may or may not have made to the IRA when Dunne was kidnapped for ransom.
    • Returned home he relates the incident, and only through his mother's intercession escapes a thrashing from his honest father, for telling a lie.
    • To a certain extent that paves the way for the European Union to occupy the vacuum, but so far its attempts at intercession have cut little ice.
    • But while Mandelson's intercession may have guaranteed Prescott the interim support of Brown, it inevitably increased the momentum against him.
    • They are entitled to expect the intervention and, if necessary, intercession of their local councillor to vindicate their rights.
    • ‘The Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya can only partially hope for the intercession of foreign leaders visiting Tripoli,’ the article said.
    • It equips them to communicate, to criticise, to escape, or to interpret scripture, all without the intercession of the master-class.
    • In 1958, thanks to Charlton Heston's intercession, he was allowed to write and direct Touch of Evil.
    • Many different stories circulated as to how this came about, the most famous involving the intercession of a certain ‘Lady Hope’.
    • It was only after the intercession of Margaret Atwood and David Suzuki (among others) that finally, a place was found for Mathews at SFU in the Department of Canadian Studies.
    • With peer intercession, colleagues of the same status level in the organization are chosen from that nurse's department or another unit.
    • Ayyoub, however, eventually managed to join the theatre institute thanks to the timely intercession of an enlightened, artistic uncle who wrote poetry and published several collections.
    • It goes with the territory and I don't seek a particular intercession on his behalf in relation to criticism.
    Synonyms
    mediation, intermediation, negotiation, arbitration, conciliation, intervention, interposition, involvement, action
    1. 1.1 The action of saying a prayer on behalf of another person.
      prayers of intercession
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The wedding feast at Cana teaches us the importance of intercession.
      • On the periphery of my consciousness I could make out rows of weeping women throwing money and sprinkling rosewater at the tomb, while they made wishes, begged intercession for sick children, or just prayed.
      • Had Moses' intercession brought bread from heaven and water from the rock?
      • The Calcutta archdiocese has sent the Vatican information on a supposedly miraculous cure through the intercession of Mother Teresa.
      • If the Vatican then confirms a miracle has occurred after John Paul's death thanks to his intercession, he can be beatified.
      • Every day I come across those who get on with the work that God has put them on earth to do without fussing, those who encourage, those who edify, those who live a life of intercession.
      • The intercession of a thousand journalists is heard as Vatican officials clarify earlier comments and insist the Pope is no closer to the Next Life than he was 24 hours ago.
      • Who knows how many wounded hearts will be healed through our intercession?
      • She had already received last rights but was healed after prayers of intercession for her healing.
      • People ask about the varieties of prayer: petition, thanksgiving, praise, and intercession.
      • If your gift is intercession or healing, she could sure use your charism right now.
      • It's entirely through St. Anne's intercession and God's protection that this house is standing and that I am still alive.
      • Because of the doctrine of purgatory, the dead remained closely tied to the community of the living, linked by bonds of prayer and intercession.
      • Prayers and Masses sent her way (especially by any of you folk with a particular charism of intercession and healing) would be greatly appreciated!
      • With his power and intercession, even when he seems distant, he is ready to help us carry our burdens.
      • We should resolve to maintain prayer as a priority, cultivating a spirit of intercession, praying over all we do.
      • By this simple gesture I no longer belong to myself but am consecrated for the specific mission of being a woman of prayer and intercession for the Church.
      • After we have prayed for ourselves, let's get into intercession for others!
      • He dies on the spot for his crime, but all see his soul ascend to heaven thanks to Brendan's intercession.
      • People are still being cured through his intercession in ways that cannot be explained by medicine or science.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin intercessio(n-), from the verb intercedere (see intercede).

 
 
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