precation
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precation
- /prɪˈkeɪ̯ʃən/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin precātiō, from precāre, whence also pray.
noun precations
- A prayer or act of praying; an earnest request. The Litany […] was ordered to be sung immediately before High Mass, by the priests "with others of the choir" […] and this solemn form of precation, like so many other things, assumed the livery of uniformity.
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title = {precation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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