supplication

Example Sentences

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But he added that "when a blessing is requested, it is expressing a plea to God for help, a supplication to live better".

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2023

“Two hundred years ago, the Congress of the United States issued a Thanksgiving Proclamation stating that it was ‘the indispensable duty of all nations to offer both praise and supplication to God.

From Washington Times • Nov. 23, 2022

The surface, though, is rage and anxious supplication.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2022

Masters seems outside the rhythm and flow of the music, even when he reaches out to us in a gesture of supplication.

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2022

“Summerland is a city on the hill,” the pastor says, raising his hands in supplication, as though he’s appealing to a higher power.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland