supplication meaning and definition

SUPPLICATION noun

Definition of supplication (noun)

1. a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
   • synonyms: invocation
2. a humble request for help from someone in authority
   • synonyms: plea
3. the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
   • "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"
   • synonyms: prayer