Sūp'plī-cā'tion, n.
n. [Lat. supplicatio, Fr. supplication, Pr. supplicacio, Sp. suplicacion, It. supplicatione.]
Sense 1. The act of supplicating; humble and earnest prayer in worship.
Sense 2. Humble petition; earnest request; entreaty.
Sense 3. (Rom. Antiq.) A religious solemnity observed in consequence of some military success, and also, in times of distress and danger, to avert the anger of the gods.
Supplications in quill, written requests. [Obs.] Shak.
Synonyms— Entreaty; petition; solicitation; craving.