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noun
A deeply serious and somber prayer or entreaty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a proposed law or decree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Roman, countable, historical, uncountable
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noun
a solemn supplication ceremony prescribed by the church
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: invocation, supplication
History
Borrowed from Latin rogātiō, from rogō (“request”). By surface analysis, Latin rog- + -ate + -ion.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
