0 the act of asking a god or someone who is in a position of power for something in a humble way: --
Inside the temple, worshippers were kneeling in supplication.
He has not seen the forms that have to be filled in and the supplications that have to be made.
I may say that that is not a supplication, but a positive statement of fact.
We may ask whether the coincidence of these supplications does not warrant a complete reconsideration of our trade policy.
Instead of always casting themselves upon other countries and sending supplications and appeals, let them defend themselves.
They are forever beleaguered by demands, entreaties and supplications from all and sundry for infinite amounts of money to come from finite resources.
They make similar supplications and entreaties to the seller of the foreign piece goods and sometimes use threats even by resorting to social boycott, etc.
That is the danger of supplication, and of going round the world with a begging bowl, asking companies to invest here.
Yet the only redress is this supplication and sympathy.
