rogation
[ roh-gey-shuh n ]
/ roʊˈgeɪ ʃən /
noun
Usually rogations. Ecclesiastical.
solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
Roman History.
- the proposing by the consuls or tribunes of a law to be passed by the people.
- a law so proposed.
Origin of rogation
1350–1400; Middle English
rogacio(u)n < Latin
rogātiōn- (stem of
rogātiō), equivalent to
rogāt(us) (past participle of
rogāre to ask, beg) +
-iōn-
-ion
Words nearby rogation
roethke,
rofl,
roflol,
rogaine,
rogallo,
rogation,
rogation days,
rogatory,
roger,
roger ii,
roger's disease
British Dictionary definitions for rogation days (1 of 2)
Rogation Days
pl n
April 25 (the Major Rogation) and the Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday before Ascension Day, observed by Christians as days of solemn supplication for the harvest and marked by processions, special prayers, and blessing of the crops
British Dictionary definitions for rogation days (2 of 2)
rogation
/ (rəʊˈɡeɪʃən) /
noun
(usually plural) Christianity
a solemn supplication, esp in a form of ceremony prescribed by the Church
Word Origin for rogation
C14: from Latin
rogātiō, from
rogāre to ask, make supplication