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  1. obsecrationnoun

    An earnest supplication made in the name of God

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Obsecrationnoun

    Intreaty; supplication.

    Etymology: obsecratio, from obsecro, Lat.

    That these were comprehended under the sacra, is manifest from the old form of obsecration. Edward Stillingfleet.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Obsecrationnoun

    the act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with "By."

  2. Obsecrationnoun

    a figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance of God or man

  3. Etymology: [L. obsecratio: cf. F. obsecration.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of obsecration in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of obsecration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4


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