# supplication

> English word · Noun · IPA /sʌplɪˈkeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #53,284

## Definitions
1. An act of supplicating; a humble request.
2. An act of supplicating; a humble request.
3. A prayer or entreaty to a god.
4. In Ancient Rome, a solemn service or day decreed for giving formal thanks to the gods for victory, etc.
5. The process by which a doctorate at Oxford university is officially requested after a thesis has been approved.

## Etymology
From Middle English supplicacioun, supplication, from Old French supplication, from Latin supplicatio, supplicationem, from supplicare (“to supplicate”). By surface analysis, supplicate + -ion.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/supplication