Meaning & use
supplications
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Humble requests or prayers, typically made earnestly to a person or deity in a position of power.
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The priest led the congregation in supplications for peace.
Her supplications to the judge for leniency went unanswered.
A note on using this word
From Latin 'supplicare,' to kneel down; the word carries a strong sense of humility and submission.
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demands
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