obsecrate
[ ob-si-kreyt ]
/ ˈɒb sɪˌkreɪt /
verb (used with object), ob·se·crat·ed, ob·se·crat·ing.
to entreat solemnly; beseech; supplicate.
Origin of obsecrate
OTHER WORDS FROM obsecrate
ob·se·cra·tion, nounWords nearby obsecrate
obscurantism,
obscuration,
obscure,
obscurity,
obscurum per obscurius,
obsecrate,
obsequence,
obsequent,
obsequent stream,
obsequies,
obsequious
Example sentences from the Web for obsecration
And obsecration precedes prayer, for it is from dwelling upon the Divine Goodness that we venture to approach to Him.
On Prayer and The Contemplative Life |St. Thomas Aquinas
British Dictionary definitions for obsecration
Derived forms of obsecrate
obsecration, nounWord Origin for obsecrate
C16: from Latin
obsecrāre to entreat (in the name of the gods), from
ob- for the sake of +
sacrāre to hold in reverence; see
sacred