Definitions
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- noun (Rhet.) An invocation of, or address to, the Supreme Being.
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- noun rhetoric A calling to witness.
- noun rhetoric The vehement expression of desire put in terms of "for someone's sake" or "for God's sake."
Etymologies
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Examples
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This was related to Father Albuquerque, [12] who after a fervent deesis entreating compassion on the natives, went to the island, exorcised the evil spirits there and blessed the land.
The Philippine Islands John Foreman
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The more common opinion is that the distinction is twofold; first, that proseuche is addressed only to God, whereas deesis may be addressed to men; and secondly, that the former includes all address to God, while the latter is limited to petition.
A Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians 1797-1878 1860
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As to the difference between proseuche and deesis, prayer and supplication, some say that the former has for its object the attaining of good; the latter, the avoidance of evil or deliverance from it.
A Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians 1797-1878 1860
qms commented on the word deesis
See also Deesis.
March 18, 2016
qms commented on the word deesis
When whelmed by more joy or despair
Than words can express or repair,
Resort to deesis,
A verbal prothsesis
That props up a curse or a prayer.
March 18, 2016