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obsecration

[,ɔbsi'kreiʃən]
  • n. 恳求;恳求祈祷句

英文词源


obsecration (n.)
late 14c., from Latin obsecrationem (nominative obsecratio) "a beseeching, imploring, supplication, entreaty," noun of action from past participle stem of obsecrare "to beseech, entreat" (on religious grounds), from ob- (see ob-) + sacrare "to make or declare sacred" (see sacred).