obsecration

n. (ŏb`sē̍*krā"shŬn)

[L. obsecratio: cf. F. obsecration.]

1. The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with «By.» Bp. Stillingfeet. Shipley.

2. (Rhet.) A figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance of God or man.

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IN BRIEF: Noun- A supplicatory prayer mentioning in its appeal things or events held to be sacred.