Websters Dictionary 1828
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Supplication
SUPPLICA'TION, noun [Latin supplicatio.]
1. Entreaty; humble and earnest prayer in worship. In all our supplications to the Father of mercies, let us remember a world lying in ignorance and wickedness.
2. Petition; earnest request.
3. In Roman antiquity, a religious solemnity observed in consequence of some military success. It consisted in sacrifices, feasting, offering thanks, and praying for a continuance of success.
First Occurrence in the Bible(KJV): 1 Samuel 13:12