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intercession

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in·ter·ces·sion  (ntr-sshn)
n.
1. Entreaty in favor of another, especially a prayer or petition to God in behalf of another.
2. Mediation in a dispute.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin intercessi, intercessin-, intervention, from intercessus, past participle of intercdere, to intervene; see intercede.]

inter·cession·al adj.
inter·cessor (-ssr) n.
inter·cesso·ry adj.

intercession [ˌɪntəˈsɛʃən]
n
1. the act or an instance of interceding
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the act of interceding or offering petitionary prayer to God on behalf of others
3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) such petitionary prayer
4. (Historical Terms) Roman history the interposing of a veto by a tribune or other magistrate
[from Latin intercessio; see intercede]
intercessional , intercessory adj
intercessor  n
intercessorial  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.intercessionintercession - a prayer to God on behalf of another person
orison, petition, prayer - reverent petition to a deity
2.intercession - the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.); "it occurs without human intervention"
involvement, participation, involution, engagement - the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"
intermediation, mediation - the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement

intercession
noun pleading, prayer, intervention, plea, mediation, advocacy, solicitation, entreaty, good offices, supplication Many claimed to have been cured as a result of her intercessions.
Translations
intercession [ˌɪntəˈseʃən] Nintercesión f, mediación f

intercession [ˌɪntərˈsɛʃən] nintercession f

intercession
nFürsprache f; (in argument) → Vermittlung f

intercession [ˌɪntəˈsɛʃn] nintercessione f
intercession [ˌɪntəˈsɛʃn] nintercessione f

intercession intercede


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Then imagining that, if he embraced the Catholic faith, the intercession of the missionaries, with the entreaties of his wife and children, might procure him a pardon, he desired a Jesuit to hear his confession, and abjured his errors.
Considering the relative ages of the two ladies, the aunt's chance, in the ordinary course of nature, of receiving the ten thousand pounds, was thus rendered doubtful in the extreme; and Madame Fosco resented her brother's treatment of her as unjustly as usual in such cases, by refusing to see her niece, and declining to believe that Miss Fairlie's intercession had ever been exerted to restore her name to Mr.
I'm not going to defile my fingers with him,' said I, in answer to the maternal intercession.
 
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