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Supplication vs Petition - What's the difference?

supplication | petition |

As nouns the difference between supplication and petition

is that supplication is an act of supplicating; a humble request while petition is a formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.

As a verb petition is

to make a request, commonly in written form.

supplication

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An act of supplicating; a humble request.
  • A prayer or entreaty to a god.

    • petition

    English

    (wikipedia petition)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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
    • A house of prayer and petition for thy people.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a request, commonly in written form.