Supplication — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service

a humble request for help from someone in authority

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌʌplɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌʌplɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌʌplɪkˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /sˌʌplɪkˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the priest sank to his knees in prayer

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

invocation prayer plea

Parts of Speech

noun	a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
noun	a humble request for help from someone in authority
noun	the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving) “the priest sank to his knees in prayer”

Word Forms

invoke	verb	request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
supplicate	verb	ask humbly (for something)
pray	verb	address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Flehen

ein Gebet, in dem man im Rahmen eines Gottesdienstes um Gottes Hilfe bittet

🇪🇸Spanish

súplica

Una oración pidiendo la ayuda de Dios como parte de un servicio religioso.

🇮🇹Italian

supplica

una preghiera che chiede l'aiuto di Dio come parte di un servizio religioso

🇳🇱Dutch

smeekbede

een gebed waarin om Gods hulp wordt gevraagd als onderdeel van een religieuze dienst

🇵🇹Portuguese

súplica

uma oração pedindo a ajuda de Deus como parte de um serviço religioso

🇷🇺Russian

мольба

молитва с просьбой о помощи Божией в рамках религиозной службы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रार्थना

धार्मिक सेवा के भाग के रूप में ईश्वर से सहायता माँगने वाली प्रार्थना

🇧🇩Bengali

মিনতি

একটি ধর্মীয় সেবার অংশ হিসাবে ঈশ্বরের সাহায্য প্রার্থনা করা একটি প্রার্থনা৷

🇮🇳Tamil

வேண்டுதல்

ஒரு மத சேவையின் ஒரு பகுதியாக கடவுளின் உதவி கேட்கும் பிரார்த்தனை

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రార్థన

మతపరమైన సేవలో భాగంగా దేవుని సహాయం కోరే ప్రార్థన

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रार्थना

धार्मिक सेवेचा भाग म्हणून देवाची मदत मागणारी प्रार्थना

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિનંતી

ધાર્મિક સેવાના ભાગરૂપે ભગવાનની મદદ માંગતી પ્રાર્થના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಯಾಚನೆ

ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಸೇವೆಯ ಭಾಗವಾಗಿ ದೇವರ ಸಹಾಯವನ್ನು ಕೇಳುವ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപേക്ഷ

ഒരു മതപരമായ സേവനത്തിൻ്റെ ഭാഗമായി ദൈവത്തിൻ്റെ സഹായം അഭ്യർത്ഥിക്കുന്ന ഒരു പ്രാർത്ഥന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਨਤੀ

ਇੱਕ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਸੇਵਾ ਦੇ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਦੀ ਮਦਦ ਮੰਗਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਰਥਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دعا

ایک مذہبی خدمت کے حصے کے طور پر خدا سے مدد مانگنے والی دعا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恳求

作为宗教仪式一部分的祈求上帝帮助的祈祷

🇯🇵Japanese

嘆願

宗教的奉仕の一環として神の助けを求める祈り

🇰🇷Korean

간청

종교 예배의 일환으로 하느님의 도움을 구하는 기도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cầu xin

một lời cầu nguyện xin sự giúp đỡ của Chúa như một phần của dịch vụ tôn giáo

🇹🇭Thai

คำวิงวอน

คำอธิษฐานขอความช่วยเหลือจากพระเจ้าซึ่งเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของพิธีทางศาสนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

permohonan

doa memohon pertolongan Tuhan sebagai bagian dari ibadah

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsusumamo

isang panalangin na humihingi ng tulong sa Diyos bilang bahagi ng isang relihiyosong serbisyo

🇲🇾Malay

doa

doa meminta pertolongan Tuhan sebagai sebahagian daripada perkhidmatan keagamaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الدعاء

صلاة تطلب مساعدة الله كجزء من الخدمة الدينية

🇮🇷Persian

التماس دعا

دعایی که به عنوان بخشی از یک مراسم مذهبی از خدا کمک می خواهد

🇹🇷Turkish

dua

dini bir hizmetin parçası olarak Tanrı'nın yardımını isteyen bir dua

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַחֲנוּן

תפילה המבקשת את עזרת ה' במסגרת עבודת קודש

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The primary meaning of 'supplication' is 'a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service'.

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