Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A praying together; united or public supplication or prayer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A praying together.
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- noun obsolete The act of
praying together.
Etymologies
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Latin comprecatio, from comprecari to pray to. See precarious.
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Examples
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Tract 90, I claimed, in behalf of who would in the Anglican Church, the right of holding with Bramhall a comprecation with the Saints, and the
Apologia Pro Vita Sua John Henry Newman 1845
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As I spoke on occasion of Tract 90, I claimed, in behalf of who would, that he might hold in the Anglican Church a comprecation with the saints with
Apologia pro Vita Sua John Henry Newman 1845
pavonine commented on the word comprecation
a praying together
November 6, 2007