Mē'di-ā'tion, n.

n. [L. Lat. mediatio, Fr. médiation, Sp. mediacion, It. mediazione.] 1. The act of mediating; action or relation of any thing interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or instrument; interposition; intervention. The soul, during its residence in the body, does all things by the mediation of the passions. South. 2. Hence, specifically, agency between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them; entreaty for another; intercession.