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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ro•ga•tion (rō gā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - ReligionUsually, rogations. [Eccles.]solemn supplication, esp. as chanted during procession on the three days (Roga′tion Days′) before Ascension Day.
- Ancient History[Rom. Hist.]
- the proposing by the consuls or tribunes of a law to be passed by the people.
- a law so proposed.
- Latin rogātiōn- (stem of rogātiō), equivalent. to rogāt(us) (past participle of rogāre to ask, beg) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle English rogacio(u)n 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rogation /rəʊˈɡeɪʃən/ n - (usually plural) a solemn supplication, esp in a form of ceremony prescribed by the Church
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin rogātiō, from rogāre to ask, make supplication |