Associations to the word «Rogation»

Wiktionary

ROGATION, noun. A deeply serious and somber prayer or entreaty.
ROGATION, noun. (historical) (Roman antiquity) The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a proposed law or decree.

Dictionary definition

ROGATION, noun. A solemn supplication ceremony prescribed by the church.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca