supplication

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English supplicacioun, supplication, from Old French supplication, from Latin supplicatio, supplicationem, from supplicare (“to supplicate”). By surface analysis, supplicate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/ === Noun === supplication (countable and uncountable, plural supplications) An act of supplicating; a humble request. (Islam) du'a', minor or private prayer performed individually. A prayer or entreaty to a god. (historical) In Ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, etc. The process by which a doctorate at Oxford university is officially requested after a thesis has been approved. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin supplicātiōnem. === Pronunciation === === Noun === supplication f (plural supplications) supplication ==== Related terms ==== supplier === Further reading === “supplication”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012