Supplicate vs Petition - What's the difference?
supplicate | petition | Synonyms |
To humble oneself before (another) in making a request; to beg or beseech.
To entreat for; to ask for earnestly and humbly.
To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant.
(Oxford University) To request that an academic degree is awarded at a ceremony.
A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.
A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause.
(legal) A formal written request for judicial action.
A prayer; a supplication; an entreaty.
* Bible, 1. Macc. vii. 37
Supplicate is a synonym of petition.
As a verb supplicate
is to humble oneself before (another) in making a request; to beg or beseech.As a noun petition is
petition.supplicate
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Verb
(en-verb)- to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel
- to supplicate the Deity
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(wikipedia petition)Noun
(en noun)- A house of prayer and petition for thy people.