Found 1 items, similar to obsecration.
English → English (gcide) Definition: obsecration obsecration \ob`se*cra"tion\ ([o^]b`s[-e]*kr[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. obsecratio: cf. F. obsecration.] 1. The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with “By.” --Bp. Stillingfeet. --Shipley. [1913 Webster] 2. (Rhet.) A figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance of God or man. [1913 Webster]