supplication
n. 懇求,祈願,哀求
A supplication is a prayer to God or a respectful request to someone in authority for help.
He raised his arms in a gesture of supplication...
他舉起雙手,做祈求狀。
The Labour government has to date resisted all supplications.
到目前為止工黨政府回絕了所有的請願求情。
1. a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
2. a humble request for help from someone in authority
3. the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving);
The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer.
詩6:9耶和華聽了我的懇求. 耶和華必收納我的禱告.
So Moses went out from Pharaoh and made supplication to the Lord.
出8:30於是摩西離開法老去求耶和華.
The supplication of a dead man's hand under the twinkle of a fading star.
一隻死人手的懇請在一顆漸逝的星子的光芒裡.
Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
(大衛的訓誨詩, 交與伶長, 用絲絃的樂器)阿,求你留心聽我的禱告.不要隱藏不聽我的懇求.
He knelt in supplication.
他跪著做了祈禱.