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supplication n. [
invocation] a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
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supplication n. [
plea] a humble request for help from someone in authority
. wn #3
supplication n. [
prayer] the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer"
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