Associations to the word «Supplication»

Wiktionary

SUPPLICATION, noun. An act of supplicating; a humble request.
SUPPLICATION, noun. A prayer or entreaty to a god.

Dictionary definition

SUPPLICATION, noun. A prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service.
SUPPLICATION, noun. A humble request for help from someone in authority.
SUPPLICATION, noun. 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".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley