noun

supplication

supplication, plea, entreaty

He made a silent supplication for help.

He made a silent supplication for help.

They knelt in an act of supplication.

They knelt in an act of supplication.

a supplication ((for sth.)) a humble request for something He made a silent supplication for help.

Synonyms: plea, entreaty, prayer, petition

From Latin 'supplicare' (to kneel down). 'sub-' (under) + 'plicare' (to fold). It evokes the image of folding one's knees to beg.

Think of 'sub-' (under) and imagine someone getting down on their knees, under someone else's authority, to plead.

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