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.
Muslims have supplications they can make to Allah for every occasion, from the time they wake up until the time they go to sleep at night.
Yucel counsels Mabud to say a prayer of supplication and repeat an Arabic word for God 100 times in preparation for the operation.
He cast his eyes heavenward in mute supplication to whatever gods there were for patience and understanding, then followed her around the corner.
The failed attempts at moral reasoning, supplication, and escape emphasize the absolute failure of the lawful, which even apprehension and punishment cannot restore.
I realized that they were supplications to the saint.
Interestingly, the wax seals were already affixed when the supplication was presented for signature.
