comprecation
English
Etymology
From Latin comprecatio, from comprecari (“to pray to”). See precarious.
Noun
comprecation (countable and uncountable, plural comprecations)
- (obsolete) The act of praying together.
- 1651, John Wilkins, A discourse concerning the gift of prayer: shewing what it is, wherein it consists and how far it is attainable by industry
- Comprecation for spiritual good things
- 1651, John Wilkins, A discourse concerning the gift of prayer: shewing what it is, wherein it consists and how far it is attainable by industry
References
- “comprecation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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