intercession

Noun

Meaning

The act of interceding; mediation; interposition between parties at variance, with a view to reconcilation; prayer, petition, or entreaty in favor of, or (less often) against, another or others.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

intervention grace aegis support office help action supplication operation aid medium request assistance appeal involvement
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Antonyms

blight aggravation command curse frustration excitement
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Hypernyms

involvement participation prayer engagement petition involution

Hyponyms

mediation intermediation

Related terms

intercede intercessor

Phrases with the word

Intercession of the Theotokos

Anagrams

recensionist

Examples

it occurs without human intervention Source: Internet

A second miracle attributed to John Paul II's intercession was approved on 2 July 2013, and confirmed by Pope Francis two days later (two miracles must be attributed to a person's intercession to be declared a saint). Source: Internet

As Monsignor Oder noted, this course would have been possible if the second decree were signed in time by Benedict XVI, stating that a posthumous miracle directly attributable to his intercession had occurred, completing the positio. Source: Internet

A sister of Loretto at Webster College in St Louis, Missouri, claimed that her priest brother had been cured through the Pope's intercession as well. Source: Internet

Another time, while sleeping in an inn, a prostitute was introduced naked beside him, and he saved his chastity by running.sfn Many miracles were attributed to his intercession. Source: Internet

At their intercession, the harpies agree to stop tormenting the dead souls, and instead receive the true stories of the dead in exchange for leading them again to the upper world. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

intercerebral intercess intercessation of saints Intercession of the Theotokos intercessional intercessionary