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Webster 1913 Edition
obsecration
obˊse-cra′tion
(ŏbˊsē̍-krā′shŭn)
, Noun.
[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.
2.
(Rhet.)
A figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance of God or man.
Webster 1828 Edition
Obsecration
OBSECRA'TION
, n.1.
Intreaty; supplication.2.
A figure of rhetoric, in which the orator implores the assistance of God or man.