deesis

== English == === Alternative forms === deësis === Etymology === From Ancient Greek δέησις (déēsis, “entreaty, petition, want”), from δέω (déō, “lack, miss”), δέομαι (déomai, “beg”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈiːsɪs/ === Noun === deesis (rhetoric) A call to witness. (rhetoric) A vehement expression of desire, as in "think of the children!" or requests preceded by "for God's sake". ==== Synonyms ==== (calling to witness): adjuration === References === Gideon O. Burton (26 February 2007), “deesis”, in Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric‎[1]. === Anagrams === deises, seised