Intercession — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a prayer to God on behalf of another person

the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪntɚsˈɛʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪntəsˈɛʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪntəsˈɛʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪntɚsˈɛʃən/.

Examples

it occurs without human intervention

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

intervention

Parts of Speech

noun	a prayer to God on behalf of another person
noun	the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) “it occurs without human intervention”

Word Forms

intervene	verb	get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
intercede	verb	act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fürbitte

ein Gebet zu Gott im Namen einer anderen Person

🇪🇸Spanish

intercesión

una oración a Dios en nombre de otra persona

🇮🇹Italian

intercessione

una preghiera a Dio per conto di un'altra persona

🇳🇱Dutch

voorspraak

een gebed tot God namens een andere persoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

intercessão

uma oração a Deus em nome de outra pessoa

🇷🇺Russian

заступничество

молитва Богу за другого человека

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हिमायत

किसी अन्य व्यक्ति की ओर से ईश्वर से प्रार्थना

🇧🇩Bengali

মধ্যস্থতা

অন্য ব্যক্তির পক্ষে ঈশ্বরের কাছে প্রার্থনা

🇮🇳Tamil

பரிந்துரை

மற்றொரு நபரின் சார்பாக கடவுளிடம் ஒரு பிரார்த்தனை

🇮🇳Telugu

మధ్యవర్తిత్వం

మరొక వ్యక్తి తరపున దేవునికి ప్రార్థన

🇮🇳Marathi

मध्यस्थी

दुसऱ्या व्यक्तीच्या वतीने देवाला प्रार्थना

🇮🇳Gujarati

મધ્યસ્થી

અન્ય વ્યક્તિ વતી ભગવાનને પ્રાર્થના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಧ್ಯಸ್ಥಿಕೆ

ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಪರವಾಗಿ ದೇವರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാധ്യസ്ഥ്യം

മറ്റൊരു വ്യക്തിക്ക് വേണ്ടി ദൈവത്തോടുള്ള പ്രാർത്ഥന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਚੋਲਗੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੀ ਤਰਫ਼ੋਂ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਰਥਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

شفاعت

کسی دوسرے شخص کی طرف سے خدا سے دعا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

代祷

代表他人向上帝祈祷

🇯🇵Japanese

とりなし

他の人に代わって神への祈り

🇰🇷Korean

중재

다른 사람을 대신하여 하나님께 드리는 기도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cầu thay

một lời cầu nguyện với Chúa thay mặt cho một người khác

🇹🇭Thai

การขอร้อง

คำอธิษฐานต่อพระเจ้าในนามของบุคคลอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

perantaraan

doa kepada Tuhan atas nama orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

pamamagitan

isang panalangin sa Diyos sa ngalan ng ibang tao

🇲🇾Malay

syafaat

doa kepada Tuhan bagi pihak orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شفاعة

صلاة إلى الله نيابة عن شخص آخر

🇮🇷Persian

شفاعت

دعای خدا از طرف شخص دیگری

🇹🇷Turkish

aracılık

başkası adına Allah'a dua etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁתַדְלָנוּת

תפילה לאלוהים בשם אדם אחר

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