noun
- a humble request or prayer, especially to a person in authority or to God
Usage: formal
Examples
- The prisoner’s supplication for mercy was denied by the judge.
- She fell to her knees in supplication before the altar.
- His supplication to the king for clemency went unanswered.
- The refugees made a desperate supplication for food and shelter.
- The priest offered a supplication for the souls of the departed.
- Her voice trembled with emotion during her supplication to the court.